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| List: MassLep Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:55:54 -0700 (PDT) From: 'Mark Faherty' via MassLep <masslep...> Subject: [MassLep] belated Truro and Brewster NABA count results |
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------=_Part_3318_1803031892.1787082954089 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_3319_1544813940.1787082954089" ------=_Part_3319_1544813940.1787082954089 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Belated results from the Truro/P=E2=80=99town and Brewster to S. Wellfleet = NABA=20 counts on July 12 and 19 are pasted below. =20 Butterfly numbers this year are the worst I=E2=80=99ve ever seen them in th= e=20 coastal SE MA places I frequent =E2=80=93 almost no skippers or hairstreaks= , with=20 some exceptions (the weirdly big colony of Striped Hairstreaks clustered on= =20 maleberry in Provincetown). Coppers and crescents, usually the most=20 abundant species, are MIA as well. It=E2=80=99s not just butterflies, flowe= rs=20 normally buzzing with bee, wasp, and butterfly activity have been nearly=20 vacant all summer. It=E2=80=99s striking, and I have no explanation. Hopefu= lly it=E2=80=99s=20 a one-year anomaly. =20 A highlight from Truro was three Variegated Fritillaries mating and=20 ovipositing on bog violet in a very strange, hyper-specific wetland type=20 where I=E2=80=99ve seen them before out here =E2=80=93 a wild cranberry swa= le transitioning=20 to salt marsh. There were no highlights for Brewster, it was dismal. =20 *Truro, MA.* Yr. 15 *12 July 2026;* 0900-1730 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 73-75=C2=B0F; wi= nd=20 5-12 mi/hr.=20 7 observers in 1 party. *Total party-hours* 9; *total party-miles on foot* 8.=20 *Observers: *L. Barry, S. Browne, B. Faherty, Mark Faherty (12 Connecticut= =20 Ave, Harwich, MA, 02645; <mfaherty...>), K. Johnson, S. Johnson,= =20 T. Walker. =20 E. Tiger Swallowtail 1, Spicebush Sw. 2, Cabbage White 5, Orange Sulphur 8,= =20 Cloudless Su. 3, Am. Copper 140, Bog Co. 11, Coral Hairstreak 5, Striped=20 Ha. 31, Gray Ha. 3, E. Tailed-Blue 2, *1Variegated Fritillary 3*, Pearl=20 Crescent 1, Question Mark 1, Mourning Cloak 2, Am. Lady 4, Little=20 Wood-Satyr 4, Com. Wood-Nymph 40, Monarch 4, Silver-spotted Skipper 8, N.= =20 Broken-Dash 40, Dun Sk. 6.=20 *Total* 22 species, 324 individuals.=20 *Field Notes: 1 *Variegated frit mating and ovipositing on bog violet in= =20 wild cranberry bog transitioning to salt marsh. =20 *Brewster, MA.* Yr. 20 *19 July 2026;* 0830-1730 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 59-75=C2=B0F; wi= nd=20 5-17 mi/hr.=20 10 observers in 3 parties. *Total party-hours* 15.5; *total party-miles on= =20 foot* 10. *Observers: *L. Barry, S. Browne, R. Buckner, J. Dwelly, B. Faherty, Mark= =20 Faherty (291 State Highway Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA, 02663;=20 <mfaherty...>), K. Johnson, S. Johnson, S. Selkow. Spicebush Swallowtail 7, Cabbage White 84, Orange Sulphur 19, Am. Copper=20 45, Coral Hairstreak 3, Striped Ha. 1, Gray Ha. 2, E. Tailed-Blue 1,=20 'Summer' Spring Azure 2, Pearl Crescent 18, Question Mark 3, Am. Lady 6,=20 Painted La. 2, Red Admiral 7, Red-spotted Purple 1, Com. Wood-Nymph 27,=20 Monarch 54, Silver-spotted Skipper 1, Horace's Duskywing 3, Least Sk. 5,=20 European Sk. 1, Peck's Sk. 1, Tawny-edged Sk. 1, N. Broken-Dash 19,=20 Broad-winged Sk. 2, Dun Sk. 8.=20 *Total* 26 species, 323 individuals. =20 ********************************************************************* Mark Faherty=20 Science Coordinator, Cape Cod Mass Audubon --=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/1f3= <f4efa-973f-463c-ad09-d54542cf2978n...> ------=_Part_3319_1544813940.1787082954089 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Belated results from the Truro/P=E2=80=99town and Brewster to S. Wellfleet NABA counts on July 12 an= d 19 are pasted below.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Butterfly numbers this year are the worst I=E2=80=99ve ever seen them in the coastal SE MA places I fre= quent =E2=80=93 almost no skippers or hairstreaks, with some exceptions (the weirdly big colony of Striped Hairstreaks clustered on maleberry in Provincetown). Coppers and crescents, usually the most abundant species, are MIA as well. It=E2=80=99s= not just butterflies, flowers normally buzzing with bee, wasp, and butterfly activit= y have been nearly vacant all summer. It=E2=80=99s striking, and I have no ex= planation. Hopefully it=E2=80=99s a one-year anomaly.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">A highlight from Truro was three Variegated Fritillaries mating and ovipositing on bog violet in a ver= y strange, hyper-specific wetland type where I=E2=80=99ve seen them before ou= t here =E2=80=93 a wild cranberry swale transitioning to salt marsh. There were no highlights = for Brewster, it was dismal.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0</span></p> <p><b><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Truro, MA.</span></b><span style=3D"= font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0Yr. 15</span></p> <p><b><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">12 July 2026;</span></b><span style= =3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A00900-1730 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 73-75=C2=B0F; wind 5-12 mi/hr. </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">7 observers in 1 party.=C2=A0<b>Total party-hours</b>=C2=A09;=C2=A0<b>total party-miles on foot</b>=C2=A08.=C2=A0= </span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;"><b>Observers:=C2=A0</b>L. Barry, S. Browne, B. Faherty, Mark Faherty (12 Connecticut Ave, Harwich, MA= , 02645; <a href=3D"mailto:<mfaherty...>"><mfaherty...>= </a>), K. Johnson, S. Johnson, T. Walker.<br /> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">E. Tiger Swallowtail 1, Spicebush Sw. 2, Cabbage White 5, Orange Sulphur 8, Cloudless Su. 3, Am. Co= pper 140, Bog Co. 11, Coral Hairstreak 5, Striped Ha. 31, Gray Ha. 3, E. Tailed-= Blue 2,=C2=A0<b><sup>1</sup>Variegated Fritillary 3</b>, Pearl Crescent 1, Quest= ion Mark 1, Mourning Cloak 2, Am. Lady 4, Little Wood-Satyr 4, Com. Wood-Nymph = 40, Monarch 4, Silver-spotted Skipper 8, N. Broken-Dash 40, Dun Sk. 6.=C2=A0</s= pan></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;"><b>Total</b>=C2=A022 species, 324 individuals.=C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt= ;"><b>Field Notes:=C2=A0<sup>1=C2=A0 </sup></b>Variegated frit<b><sup>=C2=A0 </sup></b>mating and ovipositing on bog violet in wild cranberry bog transitioning to salt marsh.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt;">=C2=A0</span></p> <p><b><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Brewster, MA.</span></b><span style= =3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0Yr. 20</span></p> <p><b><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">19 July 2026;</span></b><span style= =3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A00830-1730 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 59-75=C2=B0F; wind 5-17 mi/hr. </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">10 observers in 3 parties.=C2=A0<b>Total party-hours</b>=C2=A015.5;=C2=A0<b>total party-miles= on foot</b>=C2=A010.</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;"><b>Observer= s:=C2=A0</b>L. Barry, S. Browne, R. Buckner, J. Dwelly, B. Faherty, Mark Faherty (291 State Highway Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA, 02663; <a href=3D"mailto:<mfaherty...>">mfaherty@= massaudubon.org</a>),=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0K.= Johnson, S. Johnson, S. Selkow.</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 11p= t;">Spicebush Swallowtail 7, Cabbage White 84, Orange Sulphur 19, Am. Copper 45, Coral Hairstreak 3, Str= iped Ha. 1, Gray Ha. 2, E. Tailed-Blue 1, 'Summer' Spring Azure 2, Pearl Crescen= t 18, Question Mark 3, Am. Lady 6, Painted La. 2, Red Admiral 7, Red-spotted Purple 1, Com. Wood-Nymph 27, Monarch 54, Silver-spotted Skipper 1, Horace'= s Duskywing 3, Least Sk. 5, European Sk. 1, Peck's Sk. 1, Tawny-edged Sk. 1, = N. Broken-Dash 19, Broad-winged Sk. 2, Dun Sk. 8.=C2=A0</span></p><p><b style= =3D"font-size: 11pt;">Total</b><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A026 species, 323 individuals.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">=C2=A0</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*****= ****************************************************************</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mark = Faherty </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Scien= ce Coordinator, Cape Cod</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mass = Audubon</span></p> <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/<1f3f4efa-973f-463c-ad09-d54542cf2978n...>?utm_medium= =3Demail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/1f3= <f4efa-973f-463c-ad09-d54542cf2978n...></a>.<br /> ------=_Part_3319_1544813940.1787082954089-- ------=_Part_3318_1803031892.1787082954089-- |
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