[MEBC-Butterfly] Pinnacle NAP butterflies and flowers
- From: "Richard Kretz" <fatcatz33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Butternuts" <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mountain Empire Butterfly Club" <mebc-butterfly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:54:57 -0400
Folks,
Have made two trips to the Pinnacle NAP in Russell Co., VA this past week. The
first visit was on Monday the 16th during a break in the rain. No butterflies
were seen that day; however, Bloodroot, Yellow Trout Lily, and Sharp-Lobed
Hepatica were in bloom. Visit on Wednesday the 18th yielded a blooming Wood
Anemone in addition to flowers previously mentioned. Also, numerous Spring
Azure (sp.) were flitting about, several Cabbage Whites, one West Virginia
White, two Eastern Commas, one Mourning Cloak, and surprisingly one very small
Zebra Swallowtail. Insect activity in general was quite high with several
species of bees, wasps (including one Ichneumon (sp.), a multitude of
grasshopper nymphs, a Stone Centipede, several spider species, and a Brown
Stink Bug, to name just a few. No migrating birds were seen during either
visit; however, it appears that a Black Vulture may be preparing to nest on
Chestnut Ridge again as fresh droppings were in the vicinity of the crevice
where it nested last year.
Richard Kretz
Lebanon, Russell Co., VA
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