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| List: MassLep Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: 'Tom Murray' via MassLep <masslep...> Subject: [MassLep] note from Brian Cassie |
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------=_Part_1883326_1706828868.1781720304139 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I did two long walks in Norfolk, MA , one yesterday, June 16, in late morni= ng (clear skies, 70F) and one today at lunchtime (clear skies, 77F). Yester= day's was along the powerline clearing that crosses Seekonk Road; today's w= as at the abandoned Norfolk Airport and nearby Charles River access along M= iller St. The powerline clearing features excellent shrubby wetland spots a= nd open fields with much Yarrow and Red Clover. The Norfolk Airport area ha= s wide wet meadows along the Charles River and very extensive dry fields at= the airport itself, with absolutely abundant Oxeye Daisies and Red Clover = as well as many other nectar sources in lesser quantities. I expected to find a good variety of butterflies on these walks. I found no= ne whatsoever. In addition, at the Norfolk Airport, on perhaps ten million = flowers, there was not a single bumblebee or honeybee. I'm just the reporter. It is a sad state of affairs. Brian Cassie, Foxboro --=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/262= <16145.1883327.1781720304140...> ------=_Part_1883326_1706828868.1781720304139 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:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir= =3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"counter-incre= ment: revert-layer; counter-reset: revert-layer; line-height: 1.5; font-fam= ily: arial; font-size: 16px;">I did two long walks in Norfolk, MA , one yes= terday, June 16, in late morning (clear skies, 70F) and one today at luncht= ime (clear skies, 77F). Yesterday's was along the powerline clearing that c= rosses Seekonk Road; today's was at the abandoned Norfolk Airport and nearb= y Charles River access along Miller St. The powerline clearing features exc= ellent shrubby wetland spots and open fields with much Yarrow and Red Clove= r. The Norfolk Airport area has wide wet meadows along the Charles River an= d very extensive dry fields at the airport itself, with absolutely abundant= Oxeye Daisies and Red Clover as well as many other nectar sources in lesse= r quantities.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"counter-increment: revert-laye= r; counter-reset: revert-layer; line-height: 1.5; font-family: arial; font-= size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"counter-increment: revert-= layer; counter-reset: revert-layer; line-height: 1.5; font-family: arial; f= ont-size: 16px;">I expected to find a good variety of butterflies on these = walks. I found none whatsoever. In addition, at the Norfolk Airport, on per= haps ten million flowers, there was not a single bumblebee or honeybee.</di= v><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"counter-increment: revert-layer; counter-reset:= revert-layer; line-height: 1.5; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;"><br>= </div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"counter-increment: revert-layer; counter-re= set: revert-layer; line-height: 1.5; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">= I'm just the reporter. It is a sad state of affairs.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"counter-increment: revert-layer; counter-reset: revert-layer; line= -height: 1.5; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"counter-increment: revert-layer; counter-reset: revert-layer; = line-height: 1.5; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">Brian Cassie, Foxbo= ro</div></div><br></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/<26216145.1883327.1781720304140...>?utm_medium=3Demail&= utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/26216145.188= <3327.1781720304140...></a>.<br /> ------=_Part_1883326_1706828868.1781720304139-- |
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