Butterflies and Weather

[Dameron, Wanda]

While y'all have a VERY valid point about awareness, at least here in
the west, quantities are up significantly over previous years and
interestingly a number of species that are uncommonly seen have been
viewed in fair numbers.....    Cheers, Wanda Dameron

Joel Lyons wrote:
> 
>   Mr. Taylor's point is well appreciated here.  Life-long
>   retrospective conversation in light of later (hyper?)
>   awareness has led Melanie and I to realize we
>   didn't notice butterflies at all in formative years
>   (the Nobokov Syndrome?), indeed we cannot
>   remember them ever being mentioned as part
>   of our upbringing.
> 
> Clay Taylor wrote:
> 
> > Marilyn -
> >
> >     Don't overlook another factor - are you more aware of butterflies than
> > in years past?  Since I started trying to learn dragonflies, I am seeing
> > many new ode species in all my familiar haunts.  This process first happened
> > when I became a birder in the 70's, and repeated itself in the 90's when
> > butterflies came to the forefront.
> >
> >     In the East, we have had pretty favorable weather for leps, so the year
> > seems to be above average and slightly ahead of schedule (with the exception
> > of Monarchs - they are few and far between).
> >
> > Clay Taylor
> > Moodus, CT
> > ctaylor at worldnet.att.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marilyn" <marilynp at nctc.net>
> > To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 2:17 PM
> > Subject: Butterflies and Weather
> >
> > > In my area (central USA)there seem to be many more butterflies this
> > > year than in some years past.  I am wondering what the cause may be?
> > >
> > > 1.  Weather significance
> > > 2.  Environmental significance
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Marilyn
> > >
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