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Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 04:14:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Peter Loshin <peter.loshin...>
Subject: [MassLep] 2026-05-16 Dinosaur Foot Prints Trip Report

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Yesterday, we met at the Dinosaur Foot Prints site in Holyoke at 10:00 am.
Leaders Bill Benner and Joe Wicinski were joined by Dan Castriotta of the
Trustees of Reservations, Moe O'Connor, Todd and myself.

Seen at the Dinosaur Foot Prints site:

1 American Copper
1 Tiger Swallowtail
1 Silver-spotted Skipper

3 butterfly species, 3 individuals


From there, we went to Little Mt. Tom, where we saw:

1 Question Mark
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/57593721@N07/55274403867/in/datetaken-public>
1 White M Hairstreak
4 Eastern Tailed-Blue
2 Clouded Sulphur
2 Pearl Crescent
7 American Copper
2 Dusted Skipper
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/57593721@N07/55275698455/in/datetaken-public/>
1 Cabbage White

8 butterfly species, 20 individuals

Given that we were with Bill, we also saw:

3 Black Racer snakes
1 tree frog (hopped by too fast for further ID)

And from there, we went to a field in Northampton where we saw:

1 Frosted Elfin
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/57593721@N07/55275332931/in/datetaken-public>
1 Dusted Skipper
1 American Lady
12+ Eastern Tailed-Blue
5+ Cabbage White
9 American Copper
3 Sulphur (sp, but probably Clouded)

7 butterfly species, 32+ individuals


Totals for the day at three sites:
12 butterfly species
55+ individuals


Peter Loshin

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<div>Yesterday, we met at the Dinosaur Foot Prints site in Holyoke at 10:00=
am. Leaders Bill Benner and Joe Wicinski were joined by Dan Castriotta of =
the Trustees of Reservations, Moe O'Connor, Todd and myself.</div><div><br =
/></div><div>Seen at the Dinosaur Foot Prints site:</div><div><br /></div><=
div>1 American Copper</div><div>1 Tiger Swallowtail</div><div>1 Silver-spot=
ted Skipper</div><div><br /></div><div>3 butterfly species, 3 individuals</=
div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>From there, we went to Little Mt=
. Tom, where we saw:</div><div><br /></div><div>1 <a href=3D"https://www.fl=
ickr.com/photos/57593721@N07/55274403867/in/datetaken-public">Question Mark=
</a></div><div>1 White M Hairstreak</div><div>4 Eastern Tailed-Blue</div><d=
iv>2 Clouded Sulphur</div><div>2 Pearl Crescent</div><div>7 American Copper=
</div><div>2 <a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/57593721@N07/55275698=
455/in/datetaken-public/">Dusted Skipper</a></div><div>1 Cabbage White</div=
><div><br /></div><div>8 butterfly species, 20 individuals</div><div><br />=
</div><div>Given that we were with Bill, we also saw:</div><div><br /></div=
><div>3 Black Racer snakes</div><div>1 tree frog (hopped by too fast for fu=
rther ID)</div><div><br /></div><div>And from there, we went to a field in =
Northampton where we saw:</div><div><br /></div><div>1 <a href=3D"https://w=
ww.flickr.com/photos/57593721@N07/55275332931/in/datetaken-public">Frosted =
Elfin</a></div><div>
1 Dusted Skipper

</div><div>1 American Lady</div><div>12+ Eastern Tailed-Blue</div><div>5+ C=
abbage White</div><div>9 American Copper</div><div>3 Sulphur (sp, but proba=
bly Clouded)</div><div><br /></div><div>7 butterfly species, 32+ individual=
s</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Totals for the day at three s=
ites:</div><div>12 butterfly species</div><div>55+ individuals</div><div><b=
r /></div><div><br /></div><div>Peter Loshin</div>

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