COUNTING BUTTERFLYS By Tim Adams

[Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX]

Hi Bob. Yes it is great that more and more people are getting out to enjoy
butterflies and I am a keen supporter of butterfly counts due to the many
good things that come from this activity. However I want to spark a little
friendly rivalry and also recognize the work being done along these lines in
Alberta, Canada. Please bear with me and do not take this as criticism. I
read the article you referenced with interest. I saw with interest that it
referred to 421 counts in the USA and then made passing reference to
"several" counts in Canada. No sale on the picture painted by this info :-)
My understanding is that this year the province of Alberta will have about
36 counts to report on and I think that the numbers have also been
substantial the past few years.  So this province with a tiny little
population has been able to produce almost 10% of the counts produced in an
entire country with a population more than 100 times its size. This is a
stirling achievement that needs to be recognized. My hat is off to Barb Beck
and others who have been leading the charge on butterfly counts in that
province. So is there another state or province that has the work ethic and
energy to even approach the results achieved by our friends in Alberta,
Canada :-) I do not live in Alberta but the guantlet has been dropped anyway
:-) Have a good weekend, one and all.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Parcelles,Jr. [mailto:rjparcelles at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:38 PM
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Subject: COUNTING BUTTERFLYS By Tim Adams


 
Hi,

Check out NATURE POTPOURRI ISSUE # 32 for an excellent article
on Butterfly Counting by Tim Adams...lots of other bug stuff
too!

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Pinellas Park, FL
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 "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
                       --William Shakespeare

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