[SEMCO] Butterfly Count July 25 Brewster

[Alison Robb]

The Annual Butterfly Count established for Cape Cod Museum of Natural  
History will start at 9:00 am on Saturday, July 25.   We meet and  
organize our count and the sites we will go to.  Joe Dwelly will be  
the leader this year and will be meeting the participants in the  
parking area.    joedwelly at yahoo.com

There are four butterfly counts (much like bird counts) on the Cape  
in July.  We ask for many volunteers whether able to identify  
butterflies 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 we hope 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 1 or 2  pm to report.  We carpool to several sites;  
there is not a huge amount of walking.

Participants should bring water, sunhat, sandwich, and binoculars.    
We do not catch the butterflies but look at them with binoculars to  
identify the species.

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  
www.NABA .org).  Also see MassButterflyClub on that site.

BREWSTER, July 25, 2015, Saturday, (July 27, Monday, rain date). 9:00  
am. Brewster for the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
Joe Dwelly, leader; Alison Robb, co-leader.   joedwelly at yahoo.com
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.
  
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