Re: [cayugabirds-l] Painted ladies
Big Painted Lady irruption this year, was detected early elsewhere, and now coming through our neck of the woods. The species has an almost worldwide distribution, and is famous for their migrations, but they're irruptive and irregular (another way of saying we don't fully understand when and why it happens, I think). Haven't noticed any American Painted Ladies among this lot; they're harder to tell apart from above, easier from below (four small eyes instead of two big eyes). I'm using this opportunity to get familiar with the few upperside patterns that distinguish them from American. FMI: http://www.e-butterfly.org/help-us-record-painted-lady-butterflies-move/#more-1089 Suan _ http://suan-yong.com > On Sep 24, 2017, at 3:48 PM, Bard Prentiss wrote: > > I had three ladies in my yard yesterday am not happy to see what appears to > be increased interest in butterflies. Butterflies and moths were my way into > nature studies although my parents were bird watchers. My interest in birds > came much later. > Bard > > Bard Prentiss > (607)882-0504 > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ladies
Hi Bard, I tried to determine which species mine were. They had strings of 4 - 5 equal-sized submarginal black spots with blue centers both topside and underside of the hindwings, so I called them painted ladies (Vanessa cardui) rather than American ladies (Vanessa virginiensis). I was struck by how small the individuals in this fall generation are. Earlier in the summer I had some _big_ painted ladies, nearly the size of Great Spangled Fritillary. -Geo > On Sep 24, 2017, at 4:01 PM, Bard Prentiss wrote: > > I could not get close enough to determine which species they were > Painted or American > > Best > Bard -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Oops
My post got away before I re read it. The corrected version follows. Best, Bard > Subject: Painted ladies > > I had three ladies in my yard yesterday. > I am very happy to see what appears to be increased interest in butterflies. > Butterflies and moths were my way into nature studies. Although my parents > were both bird watchers my interest in birds came much later. > Bard > > Bard Prentiss > (607)882-0504 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ladies
I could not get close enough to determine which species they were Painted or American Best Bard Bard Prentiss (607)882-0504 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Painted ladies
I had three ladies in my yard yesterday am not happy to see what appears to be increased interest in butterflies. Butterflies and moths were my way into nature studies although my parents were bird watchers. My interest in birds came much later. Bard Bard Prentiss (607)882-0504 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Not birds--Painted lady butterfly obs across Eastern US
Both Cayuglists are noting the painted lady explosion. And interestingly, if you type "painted lady butterfly" into a search engine right now, you will find that there are “wow—all the painted ladies” reports from Minnesota, Jamestown, and many more places. What kind of synchrony is this? Anne B Clark 147 Hile School Rd Freeville, NY 13068 607-222-0905 anneb.cl...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --