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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 16:05:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: ROBERT CAVANAUGH (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Oct 26, 2024 Carteret County

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Still plenty of butterflies but fewer species on the wing.=C2=A0 My flower =
gardens are looking exhausted in spite of still pushing out plenty of bloom=
s.=C2=A0 I'm reluctant to pull the plants since so many butterflies rely on=
my yard as a nectar source.=C2=A0 Other than roadside wildflowers, the gen=
eral area is devoid of flower gardens save an occasional Lantana or Knockou=
t Rose or two.=C2=A0 Report below reflects observations on my yard alone.
There are well over a dozen Cloudless Sulphurs, Long-tailed Skippers and Oc=
ola Skippers flying in my yard right now and the same for all of October, t=
hough numbers are gradually declining.=C2=A0 Gulf Frits ...at least 8.
Other butterflies noted this past week are:Monarch......2...migrated throug=
h this area around early.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 to mid-month by the=
dozens daily.Buckeye........2American Lady ....2Painted Lady.....1Palamede=
s Swallowtail...1...likely last one of the season.Red Admiral......1. Comin=
g to bait dish.
First frost for my neck of the woods, based on observations over 39 years, =
is between November 10 to 18 with a hard frost around month's end.=C2=A0 In=
dian Summer persists into early December during which time a few surviving =
butterflies reach their last stand.
Bob=C2=A0

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<div id="yiv2688081124">Still plenty of butterflies but fewer species on the wing.&nbsp; My flower gardens are looking exhausted in spite of still pushing out plenty of blooms.&nbsp; I'm reluctant to pull the plants since so many butterflies rely on my yard as a nectar source.&nbsp; Other than roadside wildflowers, the general area is devoid of flower gardens save an occasional Lantana or Knockout Rose or two.&nbsp; Report below reflects observations on my yard alone.</div><div id="yiv2688081124"><br></div><div id="yiv2688081124">There are well over a dozen Cloudless Sulphurs, Long-tailed Skippers and Ocola Skippers flying in my yard right now and the same for all of October, though numbers are gradually declining.&nbsp; Gulf Frits ...at least 8.</div><div id="yiv2688081124"><br></div><div id="yiv2688081124">Other butterflies noted this past week are:</div><div id="yiv2688081124">Monarch......2...migrated through this area around early.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to mid-month by the dozens daily.</div><div id="yiv2688081124">Buckeye........2</div><div id="yiv2688081124">American Lady ....2</div><div id="yiv2688081124">Painted Lady.....1</div><div id="yiv2688081124">Palamedes Swallowtail...1...likely last one of the season.</div><div id="yiv2688081124">Red Admiral......1. Coming to bait dish.</div><div id="yiv2688081124"><br></div><div id="yiv2688081124">First frost for my neck of the woods, based on observations over 39 years, is between November 10 to 18 with a hard frost around month's end.&nbsp; Indian Summer persists into early December during which time a few surviving butterflies reach their last stand.</div><div id="yiv2688081124"><br></div><div id="yiv2688081124">Bob&nbsp;<br><br><div id="yiv2688081124ymail_android_signature"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" id="yiv2688081124ymail_android_signature_link" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mail.onelin
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