CT Butterfly Association Spring Field Trips

Thu Apr 21 21:04:19 EDT 2011

The Connecticut Butterfly Association is pleased to announce its Spring,
2011 Field Trips. 

Attached is a flyer listing these events. The content is also pasted in
below.

1)    We ask print publications to include our trips in their calendars of
nature and community events.

2)  We ask libraries and others with bulletin boards to open, print and post
the attachment and pass it along to anyone who might be interested.  And
feel free to make additional copies as needed!

You are receiving this mailing because one or more of the activities is in
your area of Connecticut. Please consider that persons interested in field
observation of butterflies and other wildlife are often willing to travel
considerable distances to explore and share lore with like-minded folk.

CBA events are free and open to the public.  For more information about CBA,
visit our website:  <http://www.ctbutterfly.org/> www.ctbutterfly.org.

Respectfully,  

Skip Short

CBA Publicity

 <mailto:skipshort at sbcglobal.net> skipshort at sbcglobal.net

            Connecticut Butterfly Association

www.ctbutterfly.org

             Spring, 2011 Field Trips

All CBA field trips are free and open to the public.  Wear comfortable
hiking shoes and bring water and sunscreen.   

Saturday, April 30, 10 AM
West Rock Park, New Haven

Leader: Larry Gall (203) 454-4612 

Look for early fliers, such as Falcate Orangetip, Brown Elfin, and Juniper
Hairstreak. The walking is mostly up an old roadway, with some trail hiking,
generally flat but rocky. Wear good hiking shoes and bring water. 

Directions: Take Rte 15 (Merritt Pkwy) to Exit 59 (Rtes 63/69) exits). Go
toward New Haven. Turn left on Blake St., left on Farnam Ave, and left on
Wintergreen. Pass cemetery on right, angle left on Wintergreen, come to stop
sign and make right on Springside. At next stop sign; turn left back onto
Brookside (Wintergreen). Entrance to park is on left, parking lot is on
right, just before passing under Merritt Pkwy. 

Saturday, May 14, 10 AM
Mansfield Hollow Dam, Windham

Leader: Lenny Brown (203) 949-9024

The open areas north of Windham Airport are home to species not often seen
in CT, including three elfins, Cherry Gall Azure, Sleepy Duskywing and
Cobweb Skipper. Wear good hiking shoes and bring water.

Directions: Meet at the commuter lot at the southeast corner of Windham
Airport on the north side of Rte 6.  This lot is approximately 0.7 miles
west of the junction of Rte 6 and Rte 203.  From there, we will walk along
the top of the dike to the open areas north of the airport.

Saturday, May 28, 10 AM                                            Trumbull
Nature and Art Center, Trumbull

      Leaders: Bill Banks (203) 888-0189 and Greg Hanisek 

The property was formerly a Christmas tree farm, has a pond and adjacent
meadow, and a beautiful butterfly garden, created with help from CBA
members, Ruthie Mohr and Christine Cook. Mown pathways make walking easy for
all ages. In late May we’ll find many species, including swallowtails and an
assortment of skippers. Bring water and comfortable walking shoes. 

Directions: From the Merritt Pkwy south toward NY, take exit 48 and bear
right onto Rt. 111 toward Monroe. Bear left onto Rt. 25 headed toward
Newtown. Pass Wakeman Nursery on the left and Tashua Rd on the right. The
Nature Center (7115 Main Street) is on the left. Sign is visible. Plenty of
parking in the front. 

Saturday, June 11, 10 AM
Northwest Park, Windsor

Leader: Roy Zartarian 860-667-9571, rzartarian at snet.net

Northwest Park is a 473-acre multi-recreational facility operated by the
Town of Windsor since 1972. What was once tobacco farmland has been
reclaimed into biologically diverse forests and fields embedded with streams
and many pristine views.  Monarch Meadow is a ¼ acre butterfly garden with
over 100 nectar and host plants and a fully accessible trail. Audubon
Connecticut recognized the Park as an Important Bird Area in 2004.  Ten
different walking trails wind through the Park—maps are available at the
Nature Center or on the Park’s website.

Directions: From I-91 take the exit for Rte 75 (#38 going north; # 38A going
south) toward Poquonock. Turn right at CT-75 N/Poquonock Ave. After 1.6 mi
take a slight left at Prospect Hill Rd. Go 1.1 mile. At the traffic circle,
take the 1st exit onto Lang Rd. Entrance is on the left.

Thursday – Sunday June 23 – 26
Yale University, New Haven

60th Meeting of the Lepidopterists Society

Butterfly field trips, lectures, cook-outs, educational displays at the
Environmental Science Center hosted by Yale University.  Go to
www.lepsoc.org/60th_meeting.php to see schedule and get registration form.

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