Subject: Cape May Butterfly Notes 16 May

From: Henry Brodkin <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 18:17:29 -0700

Below are the Cape May Butterfly notes excerpted from their weekly Rare
Bird Hotline transcription.

Laurie Larson wrote:

> - Transcript
> Hotline:      Cape May Birding Hotline
> Date:         May 16, 1996
> Number:       609-884-2626
> To Report:    609-884-2736
> Coverage:     Cape May, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ
> Compiler:     Cape May Bird Observatory staff
> Transcriber:  Laurie Larson ([email-masked])
>
> You have reached the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of
> the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory.
> Highlights for the week ending May 16 include sightings of
> SWAINSON'S HAWK, BLACK-NECKED STILT, WILSON'S PLOVER,
> MISSISSIPPI KITE, WHITE PELICAN, local nature notes, and
> announcements.
>

> The Cape May National Wildlife Refuge will eventually total
> 21,700 acres; to date, about 8000 acres have been
> purchased, and are open to walking access for birding,
> butterfly watching, nature study, photography, and
> environmental education. Please do not drive on any Refuge
> lands. There is no problem walking on Refuge lands, despite
> the boundary signs which look intimidating and say
> "Unauthorized entry prohibited." The Refuge HQ is on
> Kimble's Beach Road, off Rt. 47 just south of Reeds Beach.
> The fields along Kimble's Beach Rd. are Refuge property,
> and can be explored. THe next two roads south along Rt. 47
> back onto the Refuge, Woodcock Lane and Bobwhite Lane; park
> at the end of either of these roads and walk to your
> heart's content. Be sure to let CMBO know what you find
> there.
>

>
> Local nature notes follow. Spring butterflies this week
> included PINE ELFIN, BROWN ELFIN, BLACK SWALLOWTAIL, TIGER
> SWALLOWTAIL, JUVENAL'S DUSKYWING, PAINTED LADY, PEARL
> CRESCENT, EASTERN TAILED BLUE, RED ADMIRAL, and more. The
> wet weather puts a damper on activity, yet each sunny day
> they rebound.
>

>
> The Cape May birding hotline [(609) 884-2626] is a service
> of Cape May Bird Observatory and includes sightings from
> Cape May, Atlantic, and Cumberland counties and adjacent
> areas. Updates are made on Thursday evening, more often if
> warranted. [Compiled by CMBO staff; transcribed by L.
> Larson ([email-masked]).] Please report
> sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at (609)
> 884-2736. Thank you for calling; good birding.
>
> - End transcript

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               Hank Brodkin, Marina Del Rey, CA
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