<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear editors:<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Please publish these dates at appropriate times (I am afraid the July 7th on is getting to you too late, but the others are important.) Put them in the Calendar in Cape Week, and any other site. I include the schedule and a small article.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thank you, Alison Robb, Box 186, Woods Hole, 02543, 508-564-4331</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>*******</DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><B>2007 4TH OF JULY BUTTERFLY COUNTS</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">There are four butterfly counts ( much like bird counts) on the Cape in July. Alison Robb and Tor Hansen lead them. She asks for many volunteers whether able to identify butterflies or or just to spot them for the more experienced. It is a great learning experience and in succeeding years each participant becomes more useful! (and she hopes more addicted to this new outdoor sport or passion). We meet at 9 am,, set off in teams to several sites, visit the most popular habitats, enjoy a full day outdoors, and regroup at 3 pm to report. We carpool to several sites; there is not a huge amount of walking.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The 4th of July Butterfly Counts take place annually on the same date and at the same sites. The more people on each team, the more sites can be covered. The data is entered into a database which is published by NABA (North American Butterfly Association, see <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">www.NABA .org)</SPAN>. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>TRURO.</B> July 7, 2007, Saturday, (July 8 rain date) . 9:00 am. Truro. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tor Hansen, leader, 508-648-1515, Alison Robb, co-leader, 508-564-4331, <A href="mailto:nature@cape.com">nature@cape.com</A>. Please register ahead of time.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Directions: </B> North Truro. Rte 6, Highland Light exit. Go east on Highland Rd. Meet at the first parking lot for Highland Light. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>FALMOUTH.</B><B> </B> July 15, 2007, Sunday, 10:00 am. Falmouth. Alison Robb, leader. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">508-564-4331. <A href="mailto:nature@cape.com">nature@cape.com</A>. Tor Hansen, co-leader. Please register ahead of time.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Directions:</B> Call for directions to meeting place, probably Crane WMA. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>BREWSTER.</B> July 21, 2007, Saturday, (July 22, rain date). 9:00 am. Brewster, for the</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Alison Robb, leader; Register with Julie O’Neil, 508-896-3867 ex. 129, or <A href="mailto:adminsupport@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</A>.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Directions: </B> Take Exit 9B off Rte 6 and follow Rte 134 North to Rte 6A, then turn right and follow 6A to The Museum, on the left at # 869 Rte. 6A, Brewster. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>BARNSTABLE.</B> July 28, 2007, Saturday, (July 29, rain date), 2007, 9:00 am. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Barnstable, for the Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Alison Robb, leader; Ian Ives, co-leader. Register with Ian Ives, 508-362-7475,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:iives@massaudubon.org">iives@massaudubon.org</A>. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Directions:</B><B> </B> From Rte. 6, Cape Cod, take exit 7 north toward Yarmouth Port, going one mile north on Willow Street, Go left 1 mile west on 6A, and right on Bone Hill Rd. 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