Subject: Cape May Butterfly Notes

From: Henry Brodkin <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 18:08:33 -0800

Following is the butterfly excerpt from the Cape May RBA.
Thanks, Laurie, Pat and the Cape Mayers!

Laurie Larson wrote:

> - Transcript
> Hotline:      Cape May Birding Hotline
> Date:         March 28, 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:  L. Larson
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> 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 Mar. 28, 1996 include
> sightings of HOODED WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, RED-NECKED
> GREBE, COMMON EIDER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, COMMON
> NIGHTHAWK, AMERICAN BITTERN, spring arrivals,
> announcements, nature notes, and news.
>

> Local nature notes: Despite lingering winter, Butterfly
> season has finally arrived. Several COMPTON'S
> TORTOISE-SHELLS were seen March 26 in Ringwood, NJ, at
> NJAS' Weiss Ecology Center. [Hey, that's north Jersey!
> -tr.] Two were seen in Atlantic County, on March 25, along
> with 9 MOURNING CLOAKS and 7 SPRING AZURES. SPRING AZURES
> were out at Jakes Landing on March 25.
>
> A Box Turtle was out of its winter quarters on March 27,
> and two Chipmunks were seen March 22. Wood Frogs and Spring
> Peepers are calling. Red Maples and Dogwoods are budding.
> Local GREAT HORNED OWL chicks are up to a month old now. On
> warm nights, AM. WOODCOCKS begin their displays about 6:30
> PM at Higbees Beach, the Meadows, and elsewhere.
>
> [program information deleted--LL]
>
> The Cape May Bird Observatory is a research and education
> unit of the New Jersey Audubon Society. Our aim is to
> perpetuate and preserve the ornithological significance of
> Cape May. Your membership supports these goals and this
> birding hotline. For more information regarding Cape May
> birding, our programs and field trips, and the Observatory,
> call our office at 609-884-2736 or a send a request for
> info to CMBO, P.O. Box 3, Cape May Point, NJ 08212. If you
> are in the area, do not hesitate to visit our headquarters
> and growing birding bookstore at 707 E. Lake Dr., Cape May
> Point. We're open 9-5 every day but Monday.
>
> 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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