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| List: MassLep Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2025 01:16:16 +0000 (UTC) From: 'Wendy Howes' via MassLep <masslep...> Subject: [MassLep] Very few butterflies, Hubbardston, 8/2 |
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------=_Part_1088778_1675444966.1754183776725 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On a Birds & Butterflies field trip to Hubbardston's Mt. Jefferson Conserva= tion Area I saw only a few Clouded Sulphurs flying around the fields. It lo= oked like mowing for hay was fairly recent, but white clover was springing = up and blooming, and there were edges and hedgerows where we thought we mig= ht see other butterflies. No luck. The other participants were birders. Our little group then visited a DCR property that I haven't checked for 7+ = years, where Silver-bordered Fritillary used to be very reliable in summer.= Although conditions seemed somewhat the same --sandy bog (although no long= er inundated at this time of year), with associated vegetation--white pines= around the perimeter of the former gravel pit were encroaching inward. Ano= ther visit within the next few weeks might prove worthwhile. In a casual ef= fort, I did see 3 Common Wood Nymphs, 1 Viceroy, and 3 Pearl Crescents. The= re were more birds than butterflies. Wendy HowesHardwick --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= MassLep" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to masslep+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/899= <405790.1088779.1754183776726...> ------=_Part_1088778_1675444966.1754183776725 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami= ly:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-se= tdir=3D"false">On a Birds & Butterflies field trip to Hubbardston's Mt.= Jefferson Conservation Area I saw only a few Clouded Sulphurs flying aroun= d the fields. It looked like mowing for hay was fairly recent, but white cl= over was springing up and blooming, and there were edges and hedgerows wher= e we thought we might see other butterflies. No luck. The other participant= s were birders.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div = dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Our little group then visited a DCR prope= rty that I haven't checked for 7+ years, where <b>Silver-bordered Fritillar= y</b> used to be very reliable in summer. Although conditions seemed somewh= at the same --sandy bog (although no longer inundated at this time of year)= , with associated vegetation--white pines around the perimeter of the forme= r gravel pit were encroaching inward. Another visit within the next few wee= ks might prove worthwhile. In a casual effort, I did see <b>3 Common Wood N= ymphs, 1 Viceroy, and 3 Pearl Crescents.</b> There were more birds than but= terflies.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D= "ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Wendy Howes</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir= =3D"false">Hardwick</div></div></body></html> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;MassLep" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:masslep+<unsubscribe...>">masslep+uns= <ubscribe...></a>.<br /> To view this discussion visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/= masslep/<899405790.1088779.1754183776726...>?utm_medium=3Demail= &utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/899405790.1= <088779.1754183776726...></a>.<br /> ------=_Part_1088778_1675444966.1754183776725-- |
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