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Fourth of July Butterfly Counts
Donald Davis (Donald_Davis@stubbs.woodsworth.utoronto.ca)
Sun, 29 Jun 1997 14:19:05 -0500
The visit to Toronto of Queen Elizabeth II momentarily diverted my attentio=
n from that other =22Queen=22, the monarch butterfly=21 Over the next few w=
eeks, across North America, a number of =22Fourth of July Butterfly Counts=
=22 will be taking place. Information about the location of some of these =
counts can be found on the N.A.B.A. Web Site.=20
In fact, many of these counts have already taken place and some will take p=
lace after July 4th, depending on the date set for the count and postponeme=
nts due to inclement weather. Some of these butterfly counts are not report=
ed to the N.A.B.A.
I know of at least 14 butterfly counts in Ontario - some as early as May 3=
1st. If any dplexers participate in one of these counts across North Ameri=
ca, you could perhaps provide us with details concerning the date of the co=
unt and how many monarch butterflies were counted, and how this compares to=
previous years. Perhaps other details might be of interest to researchers =
who are monitoring the North American population (ie. the specific area mon=
itored and its size).
Don Davis
Toronto, ON
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