Red Admiral Migration
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Jerry
May 2, 2012, 5:17:31 PM5/2/12
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Butterfly Watchers:
Apparently there is a major migration of red admirals occuring. I was
out for a butterfly count this afternoon and saw 93 red admirals is 3
hours! And this is a very conservative number; there probably were an
equal number that were too fast or a little too distant to allow
certain identification. Most were flying due north and few were
stopping, although late a few did stop for flowers. I completed the
count by sitting by my parked car for 15 minutes and counted 33 in
that time! I hope more of you are able to take-in this event!
Take care,
Jerry McCormick
Virginia, Minnesota
Apparently there is a major migration of red admirals occuring. I was
out for a butterfly count this afternoon and saw 93 red admirals is 3
hours! And this is a very conservative number; there probably were an
equal number that were too fast or a little too distant to allow
certain identification. Most were flying due north and few were
stopping, although late a few did stop for flowers. I completed the
count by sitting by my parked car for 15 minutes and counted 33 in
that time! I hope more of you are able to take-in this event!
Take care,
Jerry McCormick
Virginia, Minnesota
freda holmes
Jun 1, 2012, 5:18:41 PM6/1/12
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May 21st we had at least a dozen Red Admirals at our cottage in
Kenora, ON. Normally, even with greater flower gardens in the past,
we'd be lucky to see one in a summer. They were all nectaring on
lilacs, about the only flowering shrub in this area that day.
Kenora, ON. Normally, even with greater flower gardens in the past,
we'd be lucky to see one in a summer. They were all nectaring on
lilacs, about the only flowering shrub in this area that day.
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