<div><div dir="auto">Forgive me if I'm beating a dead horse here but I wanted to add some observations from later in the day at Stratford Point. American Lady was by far the most abundant species throughout the day with my high count being 22 on just two buddleia.. Most of them were in perfect condition and the differences in size between individuals was quite astounding. After this count, I checked some other plants around the building and sure enough, they were everywear. I'd feel comfortable with saying the total count on them was 35+ just around the building. You would walk past the buddleia and they would explode off the plants with such abundance you could hear their flight. As far as I know, this is a high count for the property. Also of note, skippers have been few and far between this season with little in the way of variety. I had 1m and 1f Sachem today and I'm still waiting for the next flight of Swarthy. Pearl Crescents are becoming more plentiful as well as Tiger Swallowtails. I'd recommend taking a trip over here if anyone has the time. If conditions are right, you will have a great day. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stefan Martin</div><div dir="auto">Stratford Point Land Steward </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:42 PM Steve Walter <<a href="mailto:swalter15@verizon.net">swalter15@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-7866151193141442066WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I think I’d call it this. I was on the Long Island coast today and noticed the activity. Of those Painted Ladies that I saw on the move, they were heading north. Probably saw a few coming in off the ocean. I do recall seeing one land on the beach. This is probably the second day of this movement. At mid-day, I got an e-mail from a friend, who mentioned having 10 in his back yard yesterday in inland Nassau County. That prompted me to look around at Jones Beach. I got about 25 in one small area with a lot of knapweed. I got smaller numbers elsewhere, but they were everywhere. And still some heading north. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">My first thought was that this is an unexpected time of year for northward migration of Vanessa species. I think that’s something I’ve usually seen in April or May. There were a few Painted Ladies around all along, and by now we could certainly have their offspring hatching out. By my observations and the coastal concentrations (such as at Jones Beach and Stratford Point) point to an influx from points south.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Steve Walter<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Bayside, NY <u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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