Snout Butterflies Google Group

Fwd: snouts in Bell/Coryell counties

2006-11-19T05:10:11Z

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butterflies in Bell/Coryell counties
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On 18 Nov, ... There was also an abundance of American Snouts
(Libytheana carinenta). I spent just over 5 hours in the field at
various locations in Bell and Coryell counties and counted 651 snouts.

Fwd: Utopia last two days - 250+ and 500++

2006-11-09T16:11:56Z

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Hi all,
Mostly the regulars here.... but good numbers for short
observation periods as things concentrate at the few
remaining blooming areas. This isn't the coast or valley.
Mitch Heindel
Utopia, TX ~ ca. 1300'
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Snouts - all over Austin and down 290 towards Houston - Nov 7

2006-11-08T14:55:26Z

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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:02 PM
To: Mike Quinn
Mike,
I found your name when I was googling to find out what type of
butterflies were all over Austin and most of the way down 290 until
coming upon Houston. This was on 11/07/06.
Thanks,
Tobi Troxell
Houston

Fwd: Snouts still moving through Williamson Co. ~50/minute

2006-11-07T21:40:28Z

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Mike--
Snouts still moving today through my area of extreme southern Williamson
County--about 50/minute.
-- John

Many 1000's - Austin, lower Barton Creek - 6:xi:06

2006-11-07T00:19:00Z

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TX.Travis.029
Austin, lower Barton Creek
DurdenCJ 06310B
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*Libytheana larvata* - Southwestern Snout
many thousands, at fls. Jujube, Kidneywood, *Virgaurea* etc.
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sunny, warm. 70's dF.

FW: we've also been seeing a TON of snouts in Cedar Park, (nw. Austin)

2006-10-31T14:47:15Z

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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:55 PM
To: Mike Quinn
Hi Mike!

I meant to tell you I saw two monarchs on our butterfly bush last week.
I live in Cedar park, TX, in the Northwest Austin area. we've also
been seeing a TON of smaller brownish butterflies all over the place in
clouds or clusters of them-- what are they and why so many???

FW: saw thousands if not millions - entrance to Buescher st pk - Oct 18

2006-10-24T21:49:37Z

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Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:50 AM
To: Mike Quinn
I've been on the lookout for Monarchs but haven't seen any....but for
the last several days and especially yesterday afternoon, I've seen a
zillion of a smaller 'fly-maybe the size of a quarter. I'm on FM#153
just past the entrance to Buescher st pk and as I approached #71 for

Hundreds of thousands of snouts at Hornsby, se. Austin

2006-10-24T20:55:52Z

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Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 7:32 AM
To: Mike Quinn
Mike I am totally surprised by the numbers of American snouts I seen
yesterday at Hornsby, this must be one banner year as I do not recall
seeing populations of them at this level ever in my past when out
shooting photos, Hundreds of thousands of them, everywhere on the ground

Wimberley snouts increasing since Oct 3, less that in Aug and Sept...

2006-10-18T01:25:01Z

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Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:02 AM
To: Mike Quinn
Snouts streaming through in increasing numbers since October 3. Moving
generally south. Not stopping to build up the numbers seen in August and
September.

Richard S Barnett
103 Overlook Circle
Wimberley, TX 78676

FW: snouts "swarming" in Bell Co., and "in clouds" at Pt. O'Connor (very rare)

2006-10-17T21:16:45Z

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Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 1:54 PM
To: Mike Quinn
Was in Bartlett and Holland this morning up in Bell Co....In those
towns
Snouts are absoutlely swarming...I felt like I was driving through
butterfly rain, also loads of Monarchs... Petra left a messge on the
recorder also saying that Snouts are 'in clouds" in Port

FW: snout butterfly swarm - Rockport, TX

2006-10-17T18:21:06Z

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Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:18 PM
To: Mike Quinn
I live in Rockport, TX, and this evening at sunset I just happened to
look up
and see a huge swarm of butterflies, flying west to east. After
capturing one,
I identified it as a snout butterfly, via your page. We had a storm

Fwd: clouds of Snouts western Bastrop Co. (central TX)

2006-10-17T12:43:54Z

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Pat called at 5:45 tonight to tell me that she was driving through clouds
of Snouts on FM 969 between Utley (Colorado R.) and Hwy 71 west of Bastrop.
Predominate direction of flight was northeast (passenger side and right
front grill of her truck are a real mess -- I'm going to have to hose it down!)

Billions betw. Rock Springs and Uvalde

2006-10-13T20:21:01Z

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Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 1:31 PM
<snip>
Regarding the Snout-nose butterflies. Between Camp Wood and Uvalde and
Camp
Wood and Rock Springs, there have been billions. This area believes we
are
the Snout-nose capitol of the world. They have been coming from the SW
in a

Near LaGrange, I swept through a couple mile wide storm of snouts....

2006-10-13T20:11:08Z

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Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:59 PM

... yesterday the 12th, I was driving back from Houston at about 5:30
pm and drove through the Colorado river valley. Near LaGrange, I swept
through a couple mile wide storm of some kind of butterfly or moth. I
hit at least fifty. They were smaller than Monarchs. Brown with some

FW: many 1000s of snouts on Rt 90 W of San Antonio through Uvalde

2006-10-13T01:29:38Z

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Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:00 PM
To: Mike Quinn
We saw many thousands of monarchs (we think - they were smallish) while
we were driving on Route 90 West of San Antonio through Uvalde, Texas.
All were headed south.
Thank you!
Judi and Ross Campbell