[Ctleps-l] Bauer Park Madison

[Emmayct at cs.com]

Another wonderful field trip to Bauer Park in Madison on Saturday, August 9.

It is a great piece of preserved property with wild areas, meadows, and 
community gardens.

About 17 people attended, some had met before on other trips and a few were 
attending for the first time. All  were enthusiastic!

Thanks to the young men and their Dad, the dragonfly specialists, who 
netted many great butterflies for us to ID and release...really helped so much

our list

Summer Azure
Tiger Swallowtails, several
Black Swallowtails, many of both sexes, nectaring in the fields of Queen 
Anne's Lace
Dunn Skipper
Tawny edged Skipper
American Lady
Silver Spotted Skippers many
Eastern Tailed Blue
Orange Sulphurs
Cabbage Whites
Pearl Crescents
Zabbulon Skipper
Great Spangled Fritillary
Viceroy
Broadwinged Skipper
Mulberry Wing Skipper
Wild Indigo Duskywing
And finally Several Monarchs...

I met a lady who had collected several Monarch eggs from the surrounding 
fields. A good sign for fall migration.

I had hoped for  Giant Swallowtail and Horace's Duskywing. No luck but the 
Monarchs made up for it.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Maryann in Niantic</HTML>