Yes I saw it too.� Very interesting piece.� Yes, the citizen science involves 19 years of statewide butterfly watcher data.� The article was published in Nature in the 8/19/2012 issue and is available online for free at the following URL:<br />
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<a href="http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1663.html">http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1663.html</a><br />
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One of the butterly species discussed in the piece is Fiery Skipper.� In Michigan we are now seeing this species regularly even as far north as the Keweenaw peninsula, along with a few others such as the Buckeye.� This shift has occurred within the last 5 years.<br />
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Bob Kriegel<br />
Bath, MI<br />
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Quoting Joseph Culin <JCULIN@clemson.edu>:<br />
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> Just saw the stray Gulf Fritillary note and it reminded me that last <br />
> night on NBC national news there was a story on southern butterflies <br />
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> It was a bit citizen science and a bit climate change.� Well done piece.<br />
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> Joseph Culin<br />
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