Date: 09/16/2007

Number: 1

Noticed butterflies in groups of 10 plus for several hours continuously flying at the oceans edge and 100 feet from the ocean. The general direction seemed to be west. This was at Kismet Fire Island. It was a clear sunny day with a gentle breeze. Absolutely beautiful!

All I can tell you for sure is that for about 2 hours while I was on the beach, looking in any direction there were butterflies visable, all heading west. At any one time I could see clearly ten butterflies sometimes more. Understand that there were many more visable but because there were so many in the distance you could not count them. I am sure there were hundreds,and possibly a few thousand butterflies that passed us as we sat at the beach. People were just standing and staring. It was quite amazing...I have never seen anything like it ever!

Kismet, NY

Latitude: 40.6 Longitude: -73.3

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