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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:23:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Faherty <mfaherty...>
Subject: [MassLep] Re: Falmouth Crane WMA 8/31/24

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Leonard's Skippers have blinked out at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary - I haven't=
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seen one in several years. The habitat looks the same, though maybe the=20
handful of late purple asters they depended on in the dry field has=20
dwindled due to the relentless summer droughts or bunnies or both. They=20
only seemed to visit purple flowers, and used the asters before eventually=
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making it to the garden.

Mark Faherty
Mass Audubon Cape Cod

On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 6:36:27=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 <andre......>=
et wrote:

> We went to both sections of Crane WMA in Falmouth today in search of=20
> Leonard's skippers which used to be in some numbers down there but so far=
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> there have been none seen. =20
>
> There wasn't a lot flying for whatever reason. There were some clouds an=
d=20
> a slight breeze and temps in the 70's but certainly nothing that I though=
t=20
> would cut down activity. =20
>
> *Crane WMA (rt 151)*
> 2 American Ladys
> 2 Black Swallowtails
> 2 Clouded Sulphurs
> 3 Common Buckeyes
> 1 Common Wood Nymph
> 2 Eastern tailed-blues
> 2 Gray Hairstreaks
> 4 Red-banded Hairstreaks
> 3 Sachems
>
> *Crane WMA (Hayway Rd)*
> 1 Clouded Sulphur
> 3 Eastern tailed blues
> 2 Orange Sulphurs
> 6 Red-banded Hairstreaks
> 3 Sachems
>
> *Photo of Common Buckeye:*
> https://awgriffith.zenfolio.com/p843297028/h204f1437?customize=3D3#h204f1=
437
>
> Andrew Griffith
>

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Leonard's Skippers have blinked out at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary=C2=A0 - I ha=
ven't seen one in several years. The habitat looks the same, though maybe t=
he handful of late purple asters they depended on in the dry field has dwin=
dled due to the relentless summer droughts or bunnies or both. They only se=
emed to visit purple flowers, and used the asters before eventually making =
it to the garden.<div><br /></div><div>Mark Faherty</div><div>Mass Audubon =
Cape Cod<br /><br /></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 6:36:27=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 a=
<ndre......> wrote:<br/></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); paddin=
g-left: 1ex;">We went to both sections of Crane WMA in Falmouth today in se=
arch of Leonard&#39;s skippers which used to be in some numbers down there =
but so far there have been none seen.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>There =
wasn&#39;t a lot flying for whatever reason.=C2=A0 There were some clouds a=
nd a slight breeze and temps in the 70&#39;s but certainly nothing that I t=
hought would cut down activity.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><b>Cra=
ne WMA (rt 151)</b></div><div>2 American Ladys</div><div>2 Black Swallowtai=
ls</div><div>2 Clouded Sulphurs</div><div>3 Common Buckeyes</div><div>1 Com=
mon Wood Nymph</div><div>2 Eastern tailed-blues</div><div>2 Gray Hairstreak=
s</div><div>4 Red-banded Hairstreaks</div><div>3 Sachems</div><div><br></di=
v><div><b>Crane WMA (Hayway Rd)</b></div><div>1 Clouded Sulphur</div><div>3=
Eastern tailed blues</div><div>2 Orange Sulphurs</div><div>6 Red-banded Ha=
irstreaks</div><div>3 Sachems</div><div><br></div><div><b>Photo of Common B=
uckeye:</b></div><div><a href=3D"https://awgriffith.zenfolio.com/p843297028=
/h204f1437?customize=3D3#h204f1437" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" data=
-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?hl=3Den&amp;q=3Dhttps://awgr=
iffith.zenfolio.com/p843297028/h204f1437?customize%3D3%23h204f1437&amp;sour=
ce=3Dgmail&amp;ust=3D1726077569914000&amp;usg=3DAOvVaw1BhIUauLqxeF08RXncUxq=
O">https://awgriffith.zenfolio.com/p843297028/h204f1437?customize=3D3#h204f=
1437</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Griffith<br></div></blockquote=
></div>

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