Hello all: We had a very good count in Stevenson, AL yesterday, Sat., July 31. Temps ranged from 78-92 and despite a mid-afternoon thunderstorm that lasted around 30 minutes, butterfly activity was strong and there was no shortage of butterflies to count. 6 people in 2 parties spent 15 hours of effort to find 48 species and 1232 individuals. Sunshine was 60% in am, 40% in pm. Participants were: Bill Haley, Harold Birch, Mike O'Brien, Nancy Williams, David Spicer, Scott Spicer. Totals: Pipevine Swallowtail 74, Black Sw. 3, Spicebush Sw. 15, E. Tiger Sw. 63, Giant Sw. 1, Checkered White 2, Clouded Sulphur 1, Orange Su. 23, Cloudless Su. 62, Little Yellow 2, Sleepy Orange 213, Gray Hairstreak 28, E. Tailed Blue 113, Summer Azure 9, Am. Snout 6, Gulf Fritillary 14, Variegated Fr. 37, Great-spangled Fr. 7, Pearl Crescent 116, Question Mark 4, E. Comma 2, Painted Lady 1, Red Admiral 22, Common Buckeye 133, Red-spotted Purple 3, Viceroy 6, Hackberry Emperor 9, Tawny Emp. 3, Southern Pearly-Eye 1, Northern Pearly-Eye 17, Gemmed Satyr 2, Carolina Sa. 13, Monarch 10, Silver-spotted Skipper 132, Hoary Edge 1, Horace's Duskywing 2, Common Checkered Sk. 1, Common Sootywing 2, Swarthy Sk. 1, Least Sk. 25, Fiery Sk. 21, Crossline Sk. 2, Little Glassywing 5, Sachem 11, Delaware Sk. 1, Zabulon Sk. 5, Dun Sk. 7, Lace-winged Roadside Sk. 1. 48 species, 1232 individuals. Bill Haley, President, Tennessee Valley NABA