[Ctleps-l] Fw: CBA field trip to Bauer Park in Madison

[Lemmon]

Saturday, 8/4/2012
 
13 Butterfly enthusiasts braved the high heat and humidity for 21/2 hours 
today to search for butterflies at Bauer Park.  The fields were in excellent 
condition, not being mowed and in full bloom with many varieties of wild 
flowers.
 
The following species were recorded:
 
Black Swallowtail              1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail   2
Spicebush Swallowtail       3
Cabbage White               >20
Clouded Sulphur                1
Orange Sulphur                 5
American Copper              1
Eastern Tailed Blue          10
Silver-bordered Fritillary     1
Fritillary sp  (Meadow?)     1
Pearl Cresent                   5
Anglewing sp (Question Mark?)  1
American Lady                 2
Red Admiral                     2
Common Buckeye            2
Viceroy                           1
Monarch                          7
Silver-spotted Skipper       4
Horace's Duskywing       2
Least Skipper                >25
Fiery Skipper                   1
Peck's Skipper                10
Tawny-edged Skipper       3
Little Glassywing             1
Zabulon Skipper               4
Broad-winged Skipper       2
 
26 species
 
Many thanks to everyone who came on the trip and esp to Maryann Nazarchyk,
Diane Adams, Bill Banks, Hank Golet and Ted Hendrickson for their ID and 
spotting help.
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