Missing Vanessa

[Michael Gochfeld]

The Vischer Ferry 4JC (Albany, NY) had about an average number of
Monarchs and NO Ladies (but this is NOT) the first time that has
happened.  V.atalanta was also near low (only 2).

In NJ all counts thus far have noted the near total absence of both
ladies and only average numbers of Monarchs.  

Michael Gochfeld


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]
On Behalf Of Grkovich, Alex
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 6:53 PM
To: rkuhlman at hotmail.com; LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: Impressive 4th of July counts of "Endangered" migrant
monarchs.

Roger,
 
I would agree that it has been a poor year for Vanessas; but I just saw
a Red Admiral and an American Painted Lady at Sunday at Bristol, Rhode
Island; and I saw numerous Painted Ladies both in western Arizona in
February and in Greece last month...
 
Alex 

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From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu on behalf of Roger Kuhlman
Sent: Mon 7/10/2006 8:26 PM
To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: Impressive 4th of July counts of "Endangered" migrant
monarchs.



While Monarchs have been doing pretty well in southeast Michigan this
season, all three Vanessa species have been extremely scarce. In fact no
one
who reports sightings for the Greater Washtenaw County Butterfly Survey
has
spotted a Painted Lady yet this year. Definitely it is the worst year
for
Vanessas in the survey's 12 year history.

Roger Kuhlman

>Every time that I have gone out this season (since mid-June anyway), I
>have encountered Monarchs and have seen several mating exercises. I
have
>also seen them in our backyard, feeding on the milkweeds there...
>
>Alex
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]
>On Behalf Of Paul Cherubini
>Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:42 PM
>To: Leps-L
>Subject: Impressive 4th of July counts of "Endangered" migrant
monarchs.
>
>During the past week on the dplex-l there have been multiple posts
about
>record or near record 4th of July counts of monarchs from southern
>Ontario, plus favorable reports from neighboring Canadian provinces and
>the upper Midwest USA:
>
>Here's an example from Algonquin Provincial Park which is a huge
>wilderness park in the northern section of southern
>Ontario:
>
>1995 - 8
>1996 - 5
>1997 - 156 (our previous high)
>1998 - 1
>1999 - 66
>2000 - 42
>2001 - 142
>2002 - 11
>2003 - 52
>2004 - count cancelled due to weather
>2005 - 25
>2006 - 189
>
>Paul Cherubini
>El Dorado, Calif.
>
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