[va-richmond-general] Re: Monarch Butterflies...anyone seeing them?
- From: Catharine Tucker <cath.tucker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Julie Kacmarcik <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:11:59 -0400
Yesterday (9-15-13) - Chesterfield Co, R. Garland Dodd Park: Saw one
monarch b-fly flying over wild rice marsh in Anderson Cr. while walking the
boardwalk. Only the 2nd one I've seen all summer.
Also saw 1 grt blue heron & 1 great egret & 1 rail (Va.?), all flying.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:33 PM, <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Slightly off topic here, but it does involve a creature with wings...are
> you folks out there seeing any Monarch's or finding caterpillars?
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> I have seen just one Monarch (Pittsylvania County) and only a few
> caterpillars (Highland County). I have (make that had) my best crop of
> Butterfly Weed ever, until the last 5 days when an army of Swamp Milkweed
> Leaf Beetles has totally denuded the plants.
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> I do have at least 2 Hummingbirds here...that was a quick peek changing
> the feeders at 6 pm tonight.
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> JulieKacmarcik
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> Chester
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