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| List: MassLep Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 15:17:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Loshin <peter.loshin...> Subject: [MassLep] Re: Horn Pond Mountain, Woburn, Field Trip 2026-05-10 |
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------=_Part_973402_1538883710.1778451466027 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_973403_1099751260.1778451466027" ------=_Part_973403_1099751260.1778451466027 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I forgot to add, we also saw some other creatues, including: 5+ Yellow-washed Metarranthis Moth (they fly and look *almost *like elfins) 1 American Toad 2+ Prairie Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 1 Indigo Bunting 1 Eastern Bluebird Peter Loshin On Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 5:52:54=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Peter Loshin wrote: > We met this morning at 10:00 at the traditional Horn Pond Mountain parkin= g=20 > spot. It was about 70 degrees and mostly cloudy when we started, but by= =20 > about 11:00 the sky cleared and we saw: > > 3 Juniper Hairstreak > 15 Duskywing (mostly Juvenal's, but possibly at least one Wild Indigo) > 1 Lady (sp) flyby > 1 Lady (sp) caterpillar on pussytoes > 1 Tiger Swallowtail (sp) flyby > 7 Azure (sp; probably mostly Spring, but possibly 1 or more Summer) > 1 American Copper > 1 Gray Hairstreak > 2 Eastern Pine Elfin > 2 Cabbage White > 1 Sulphur (sp) > > 10 species, 35 individuals > > There were 14 of us when we started, including David, a dad with his son= =20 > and daughter from NH; Steve Lewis, a club member from Connecticut; Jeanne= ,=20 > Chris, Andy and Jordan, a family of four adults from Arlington; Andrew an= d=20 > Lauren Griffith; Mike Gordon; Paul Seaman; Lisa Wolfe and me. We were=20 > joined at the top of the hill by Judd and Amy, a couple from New Hampshir= e=20 > who came to Woburn specifically looking for Juniper Hairstreaks. > > Most of our party had never seen a Juniper Hairstreak, and the ones we sa= w=20 > were very accommodating to being seen and photographed. It was very=20 > satisfying to see the reactions to seeing these butterflies for the first= =20 > time. > > Lisa and the other Arlington family had to leave early, but Lisa spotted= =20 > the Sulphur as they left. David had to leave shortly afterward. The rest= =20 > of us continued to look around until about 1:30, when the clouds started = to=20 > come back. > > > Peter Loshin > > --=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/16a= <4b31a-7ac4-4bb3-9a63-1d48f6ad8c4an...> ------=_Part_973403_1099751260.1778451466027 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>I forgot to add, we also saw some other creatues, including:</div><div= ><br /></div><div>5+ Yellow-washed Metarranthis Moth (they fly and look <i>= almost </i>like elfins)</div><div>1 American Toad</div><div>2+ Prairie Warb= ler</div><div>1 Song Sparrow</div><div>1 Indigo Bunting</div><div>1 Eastern= Bluebird</div><div><br /></div><div>Peter Loshin</div><br /><div class=3D"= gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sunday, May 10, 2026= at 5:52:54=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Peter Loshin wrote:<br/></div><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(= 204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div>We met this morning at 10:00 at th= e traditional Horn Pond Mountain parking spot. It was about 70 degrees and = mostly cloudy when we started, but by about 11:00 the sky cleared and we sa= w:</div><div><br></div><div>3 Juniper Hairstreak</div><div>15 Duskywing (mo= stly Juvenal's, but possibly at least one Wild Indigo)</div><div>1 Lady= (sp) flyby</div><div>1 Lady (sp) caterpillar on pussytoes</div><div>1 Tige= r Swallowtail (sp) flyby</div><div>7 Azure (sp; probably mostly Spring, but= possibly 1 or more Summer)</div><div>1 American Copper</div><div>1 Gray Ha= irstreak</div><div>2 Eastern Pine Elfin</div><div>2 Cabbage White</div><div= >1 Sulphur (sp)</div><div><br></div><div>10 species, 35 individuals</div><d= iv><br></div><div>There were 14 of us when we started, including David, a d= ad with his son and daughter from NH; Steve Lewis, a club member from Conne= cticut; Jeanne, Chris, Andy and Jordan, a family of four adults from Arling= ton; Andrew and Lauren Griffith; Mike Gordon; Paul Seaman; Lisa Wolfe and m= e. We were joined at the=C2=A0top of the hill by Judd and Amy, a couple fro= m New Hampshire who came to Woburn specifically looking for Juniper Hairstr= eaks.</div><div><br></div><div>Most of our party had never seen a Juniper H= airstreak, and the ones we saw were very accommodating to being seen and ph= otographed. It was very satisfying to see the reactions to seeing these but= terflies for the first time.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Lisa and the oth= er Arlington family had to leave early, but Lisa spotted the Sulphur as the= y left.=C2=A0 David had to leave shortly afterward. The rest of us continued to look arou= nd until about 1:30, when the clouds started to come back.</div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Peter Loshin</div><div><br></div><= /blockquote></div> <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/<16a4b31a-7ac4-4bb3-9a63-1d48f6ad8c4an...>?utm_medium= =3Demail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/16a= <4b31a-7ac4-4bb3-9a63-1d48f6ad8c4an...></a>.<br /> ------=_Part_973403_1099751260.1778451466027-- ------=_Part_973402_1538883710.1778451466027-- |
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