Interesting post, Ray. I wonder if you'll stumble across any early records N. milberti while on your treks in Colorado. Out here, they seem to wake up during...
When I was going to college in Fort Colins, I would head up into the foothills west of town on warm winter days, and any time after Christmas I could almost...
Everyone: While Ray Stanford is finding butterflies in Colorado we are having heavy winter rains in the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding mountains. Thanks to...
Thanks, Todd - Here, certainly in the Denver urban corridor, antiopa always is more evident in late fall, and early winter, than milberti. I suspect that in...
Thanks for the information David. It would appear that activity in the Front Range (east end of the Rocky Mountains) springs into action roughly a month before...
Nothing flying in Humboldt County California, with the exception of an assortment of trees. Ken Hansen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Happy New Year! First, a big Welcome to new members, Isabella Crisostomo of Topanga, John Masters of Newhall, Pamela Parker of MarVista, Jacqueline Sevareid of...
Happy New Year! First, a big Welcome to new members, Isabella Crisostomo of Topanga, John Masters of Newhall, Pamela Parker of MarVista, Jacqueline Sevareid of...
Everyone: Kern and Tulare Counties in California are a rich place for butterflies with about 175 recorded species and many additional subspecies. The...
Good morning, Yesterday (Jan. 2) was pretty nice here. Went up into a canyon just above the house in the afternoon and saw nothing but flies, wasps, and one...
Lepsters, Not much to report after a long weekend of cold, rain and wind in the San Gabriel Mts. About 55 F today with bright sunshine and very few leps to be...
Everyone: Today (January 3rd) I saw a half dozen Vanessa cardui overwintering at the S end of the Sierra Nevada at the edge of the Mojave Desert N of Hwy 14 S...
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 I found myself in Garden and Carr Canyons (Cochise Co.) today, and things are starting to bloom already. Although it's been pretty...
Hi John and all, Nothing much blooming here either in Long Beach, CA at El Dorado Nature Center. The Baccharis is finishing. The over wintering Monarchs seem...
John and others, Since the earliest date for Lyside in B&B is 18 July 1981, and the latest 24 December 1989, I agree that your 2 January 2006 record is "very...
The Cloudless Sulphurs are still flying here in Torrey Pines. I guess I didn't know they were essentially year round here. It's nice to see large yellow...
The Cloudless Sulphurs are still flying here in Torrey Pines. I guess I didn't know they were essentially year round here. It's nice to see large yellow...
Mark and all, I was to also comment on the same observation today. I live in San Diego proper and had a fresh male Cloudless Sulphur in my yard. Also I had a...
Thanks, Jim - This note should be sent to John Saba and the SW group, since I wrote "expect more info soon". So I feel justified in posting it. Perhaps these...
I have encountered them in San Diego (downtonwn and in LaJolla) on a few occasions...Feb. 2003 (a gorgeous female), Mar. and late Oct. 2004 etc. Warm and sunny...
Santa Cruz Co., Patagonia Lake & Sonoita Creek, Wednesday, January 4, 2006, 1:30 - 3:30, 9 species: Cabbage White 1 Checkered White 1 Cloudless Sulphur 1 ...
Hi John and all, How tall are you without a hat? What type of hat? Do pumas see color? What color of hat? I love you. You bring science to this forum. Your...
Richard, John et al, Who knows how many lions and other things have seen us without us seeing them...Once in a while, while hiking canyons (usually alone)...
Dear all, These butterflies have a generation that survives the dry season as long-lived adults in reproductive diapause. Late or early records don't mean much...
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John, Ray, K. lyside is another tropical pierid that survives the dry season as long-lived adults in reproductive diapause. Late or early records don't mean...
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Paul: The Mojave Desert was soaked with considerable damage to dirt roads and lots of erosion in the canyons I went into. Cassia armata was in good leaf...
I saw a fresh looking Red Admiral yesturday in my backyard at 1,500 feet elevation in the Sierra foothills 33 miles east of Sacramento, Calif. I tried to get ...
... Recent snowfall in the southern Sierra was awesome too: ===================================== Mammoth Mountain Snow Report for Thursday Jan 5: Deepest Base...