Hi all, Visited eastern San Diego County this morning. <Jacumba> White Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Becker's White...
All: This morning I went hiking up in the Santa Ynez Mountains around Knapp's Castle along E. Camino Cielo. Although I had to leave by 10.50, lep activity...
Hi everyone, The subject line sounds redundant doesn't it? My friend, Alan Myrup, whose e-mail is alanm@..., is interested in leaving later today to...
We had a great and productive day yesterday, June 1. Dr Al Zimmerman, MaryEllen Landen and I conducted an extensive and thorough species count and survey of...
In checking my photos one ID mistake was found and an additional species added. Please ad: Acacia Skipper - Cogia hippalus (Thanks to Hank Brodkin for pointing...
Hi all, Spend about 30 minutes in canyon just in front of my office in Sorrento Valley. Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus) Cabbage White...
Hi all... Took at trip to the mountainous portions of San Diego County Tuesday and Wednesday, to stretch my legs and look for Lycaena butterflies with my son....
Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ hbrodkin@... "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the...
Hi all, Just got to thinking about this. I hope nobody took my last post as minimizing Tom's word of caution about snakes. On the walk...
Sorry for shooting a blank! SEABA's June Field Trip will be on Saturday, the 21st to the Chiricahuas. We will meet at the Portal Store at 9:00 AM. We will...
John: Sorry there is a misprint here. I left out a NOT (definitely not a Common Wood-Nymph). I saw a Cercyonis sthenele. Not at all exciting! The habitat...
I will be visiting San Diego the week of July 19. I'm hoping to get in some butterfly viewing and photography while in town. Does anyone have any...
While in southern California June 23-25, I plan to visit Anza-Borrego. Are there any locations there which are good for butterflies at this time of year?...
All: Chris Grinter and myself spent about an hour at Knapp's Castle along E. Camino Cielo and then about 45 minutes down on Kinevan Rd by San Marcos Pass...
I am flying into LAX on June 21 and would like to see El Segundo Blue before heading out south. Can anyone give me directions where I might find them around...
Mike: Two publicly accessible areas are Dockweiler State Beach (immediately west of LAX and Vista del Mar Road) and the beach north of Malaga Park (in Redondo...
Everyone: Below is the butterfly count results (forwarded to me by Bob Barnes) for the Lake Isabella-Piute Mountains-Havilah-Breckenridge area. Forty-nine...
Everyone: (Information about Greenhorn Mts. added at end) The day after the butterfly count, several of us scouted the greatest area of interest for the...
Another quick trip to eastern San Diego County this morning. From 9:30-10:30, sunny, no wind, about 90 degrees. Surprisingly lots of flowers blooming,...
Karen Nickey is starting a new SEABA butterfly count. Karen will be the compiler for a count to begin at the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center @ 6:30am (till...
Woo doggie! Its hotter than a _____ (complete with your own metaphor!) out there! Took a trip around the grounds this morning in preparation for next...
On 6/21 the SEABA Field Trip explored the higher reaches of the Chiricahuas. We basically drove up the mountain looking for nectar sources. Lower levels were...
Everyone: A lot of negative reports have come in recently for portions of the montane areas around the Kern River Valley where the NABA is holding its meetings...
Everyone: I accidently sent an incomplete message, so this is part 2. Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Gorgon Copper (ycaena gorgon gorgon): Not doing well...
Everyone: Everyone likes to feel that they may make a discovery or observation important to science. Here are some those attending the NABA meeting and field...
Everyone: About 40 people participated in the Kernville-Greenhorn Mountains butterfly count today. While conditions there were very dry at most places, and...
On Saturday June 14th and 21st I led fieldtrips for CAzBA, MAS and ATA to a wonderful lush area: the Colonel Devin Trail (From Washington Park Trailhead) about...
I spent the morning on the Vault Mine/Carrie Nation Trail from the upper parking lot this morning and saw the following before monsoon thunderstorms arrived: ...
Everyone: Someone asked what it would be like for 80 people to see a Veined Blue (Plebejus neurona). Well, I was there when about forty people were looking...