I spent some 4+ hours catching and binocularing butterflies yesterday. Started ~ 9:15. Not too hot :~) I started hunting below the dam, near the power plant. Many Eastern-tailed Blues, Pearl Crescents and 1 Question Mark, that I caught. Then to the dike, the road is on top and takes one into the property. I bf there regularly. Milkweed is fading by BUT the Acineacea(Purple Coneflower) is coming on strong. I love the habitat and behavior complexities of birds, and the nectar plants is a fascinating component of the butterfly world. Ah yes, it is all about food. The Bfs were on the Acinacea !!! and there is lots of it ! This singular area produces many species and many individuals !!! (check it out sometime, and then go for a swim or a paddle !!) Co Wood Nymphs Tawny Skippers Delaware Skippers Black Swallowtails 8 there!! Clouded Sulphurs Am Ladies Monarchs 4 there Dun Skippers Red Admirals 1 Milbert's Tourtoiseshell 5 Aphrodite Frittilary's 3 No Broken Dash Then a few other spots... 1 Viceroy, No Crescents, and more of the others. So... check out the HArtland Dam. **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************