<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span></span></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b>4TH JULY BUTTERFLY COUNTS ON THE CAPE, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b>TRURO. July 13, 2013</b></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt">, Saturday, (July 15, Monday, rain date) . 9:00 am. Truro.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Tor Hansen, leader, 508-648-1515, Alison Robb, co-leader, 508-564-4331, <a href="mailto:nature@cape.com">nature@cape.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Please register ahead of time if possible. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But come if you can anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Directions: North Truro. Rte 6, Highland Light exit. Go east on Highland Rd. Meet at the first parking lot for Highland Light.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b>FALMOUTH. July 20</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt">, Saturday, 2013, (Monday July 22, rain date.) 10:00 am. Falmouth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Alison Robb, leader. 508-564-4331. <a href="mailto:nature@cape.com">nature@cape.com</a>. Tor Hansen, co-leader. 508-648-1515. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Please register ahead of time if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Directions Crane WMA, Rte. 151, Falmouth. Turn north between the baseball field and the Nickelodeon theater. Go to the farthest parking area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b>BREWSTER. July 27, 2013</b></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt">, Saturday, (July 28, Sunday, rain date). 9:00 am. Brewster for the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Joe Dwelly, leader; Alison Robb, co-leader; Please register with Alison Robb, 508-564-4331 or <a href="mailto:nature@cape.com">nature@cape.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Joe Dwelly: 508-398-5967;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="mailto:jdwelly@gis.net">jdwelly@gis.net</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Directions: Take Exit 9B off Rte 6 and follow Rte 134 North to Rte 6A, then turn east and follow 6A to The Museum, on the left at # 869 Rte. 6A, Brewster.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b>BARNSTABLE. July 27, 2013</b></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt">, Saturday, for the MassAudubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Ian Ives, leader; . Please register if possible. <a href="mailto:iives@audubon.org">iives@audubon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Directions: 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. Go 1/3 mile north on Bone Hill Rd (until you can see the ocean) then take your next left to the Audubon Long Pasture headquarters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">$3. for participants,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>goes to the North American Butterfly Association to help support the recording of the counts and their archives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bring lunch,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>close focus binoculars if you can, and plan to stay with us until 3 or 4 pm if you can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Long pants and socks keep poison ivy away if we see any.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b>Summer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>"4th of July"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Butterfly Counts for the North American Butterfly Association<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Since 1975 this annual butterfly count has been held in the U.S., and now in Canada and Mexico as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Each count area is a circle 15 miles in diameter and the count is a one-day census of all butterflies observed within that circle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The count promotes interest in butterflies, and provides results useful to scientists who are monitoring butterfly populations and habitats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>An official report is available in the Spring of the following year. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Falmouth count is in its fifteenth year (2013).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The count circle reaches from Woods Hole through some of the conservation lands in the Massachusetts Military Reservation, including all of Falmouth and parts of Bourne, Sandwich and Mashpee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The 2000 count, led by Alison Robb, included fourteen counters who tallied 349 individual butterflies of 30 species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This year we hope more volunteers will join us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The sites we will visit are the same sites we visited in past years, so that a comparison can be made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In 2000 we had had too much rain in June, which decreased the number of surviving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>butterflies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In 2001 we had a drought for a few weeks in May, which may have decreased the numbers again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There are many reasons for population changes; weather, insecticide use, and habitat decrease or increase. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Building your own butterfly garden will always help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Any help we can get from volunteer butterfliers will be useful for the North American count and for everyone wanting to know more about the 76 species of butterflies on the Cape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We look forward to seeing you on one of the above dates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">For more information:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.naba.org">www.naba.org</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>or <a href="mailto:nature@cape.com">nature@cape.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in 8.0in"> <o:p></o:p></p> <div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:0pt;mso-ansi-language: X-NONE"> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </div></body></html>