Red Admiral migration

[Michael Gochfeld]

Paul wrote: 


Michael, are the Red Admirals that are 100+ feet in the air in 
gliding/soaring flight or powered flight? 
LOOKS PRETTY POWERED. 

 Are the high altitude Red Admirals flying over open flat ground or over 
areas with numerous obstructions in their path (e.g. trees, buildings, 
etc). NUMEROUS OBSTRUCTIONS

Any idea what the wind speed and direction was when you observed the 
high altitude flights?  IT WAS PRETTY CALM YESTERDAY WHEN I MADE MOST OF 
THE OBSERVATIONS


 Are you confident the high altitude butterflies were Red Admirals and 
not Virginia Ladies?  I COULD ONLY GET THREE IN BINOCULARS AND THESE 
WERE RED ADMIRALS. 

M. GOCHFELD

 
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