CBA West Rock trip 5/3

[Lawrence F. Gall]

On the West Rock CBA walk this morning, ten interpid souls
observing in one group (with Lenny Brown breaking off to check
the different habitats at the southwestern parking lot overlook):

Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)     > 20
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)         2
Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)              2
Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas)        1
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)           1
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)          1
Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)          1
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)      1
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)                 1

Also a number of Orangetip eggs on Rock Cress (Arabis lyrata),
various underwing (Catocala) eggs under bark of Shagbark Hickory
(Carya ovata), plenty of tent caterpillars (Malacosama americana);
several hawks, warblers, etc. and a black snake probably a racer...

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