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One of the most interesting things that I observed was hundreds of painted =
ladies. More than I've ever seen before. One spot was especially alive wi=
th them. It was near the ocean at Ragged Harbour=2C but on a patch of part=
ial lawn and mud. Thirty of these butterflies rose up which had been space=
d about an inch apart. It was amazing. I did not take a photo=2C as the o=
ther not so nice part about this experience was hords of mosquitos. More t=
han I've seen in any place in years. At that particular point I could hard=
ly see through the swarms of these little vipers about me. Needlessly to s=
ay=2C I made a quicker than I wanted to exit from that area. The mosquitos=
were bad all over Ragged Harbour. This is the only area in my travels tha=
t day that they actually bothered me or that I was aware of them. =20
=20
The other plentiful butterfly for the day was cabbage whites. There was a =
sulphur about as well=2C but I did not get any photos to determine which on=
e. =20
=20
As per birds I had a merlin and whimbrels with other shorebirds at Ragged H=
arbour. I'll send a detailed ebird posting once I get the chance. I saw a=
northern harrier at East Berlin. Land birds were scarce=2C but I did find=
one nice group of migrants near the start of Beach Meadows. I went from o=
ne warbler species=2C the Common Yellowthroat to seven. So with the group =
was a blue-headed vireo=2C a red-eyed vireo=2C four northern parulas=2C two=
chestnut-sided warblers=2C two magnolia warblers=2C two yellow-rumped warb=
lers=2C a palm warbler=2C one common yellowthroat=2C three black-capped chi=
ckadees=2C a boreal chickadee=2C a red-breasted nuthatch=2C and a golden-cr=
owned kinglet. There might have been more of each species=2C but it was ha=
rd to tell.
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I steared clear of Beach Meadows Beach as there were way to many people the=
re for my liking. No parking at all as per cars. No signs of the kingbird=
s that had been around earlier in the week. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater =
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One of the most interesting things that I observed was hundreds of painted =
ladies. =3B More than I've ever seen before. =3B One spot was espec=
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ut on a patch of partial lawn and mud. =3B Thirty of these butterflies =
rose up which had been spaced about an inch apart. =3B It was amazing.&=
nbsp=3B I did not take a photo=2C as the other not so nice part about this =
experience was hords of mosquitos. =3B More than I've seen in any place=
in years. =3B At that particular point I could hardly see through the =
swarms of these little vipers about me. =3B Needlessly to say=2C I made=
a quicker than I wanted to exit from that area. =3B The mosquitos were=
bad all over Ragged Harbour. =3B This is the only area in my travels t=
hat day that they actually bothered me or that I was aware of them. =3B=
<BR>
 =3B<BR>
The other plentiful butterfly for the day was cabbage whites. =3B There=
was a sulphur about as well=2C but I did not get any photos to determine w=
hich one. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
As per birds I had a merlin and whimbrels with other shorebirds at Ragged H=
arbour. =3B I'll send a detailed ebird posting once I get the chance.&n=
bsp=3B I saw a northern harrier at East Berlin. =3B Land birds were sca=
rce=2C but I did find one nice group of migrants near the start of Beach Me=
adows. =3B I went from one warbler species=2C the Common Yellowthroat t=
o seven. =3B So with the group was a blue-headed vireo=2C a red-eyed vi=
reo=2C four northern parulas=2C two chestnut-sided warblers=2C two magnolia=
warblers=2C two yellow-rumped warblers=2C a palm warbler=2C one common yel=
lowthroat=2C three black-capped chickadees=2C a boreal chickadee=2C a red-b=
reasted nuthatch=2C and a golden-crowned kinglet. =3B There might have =
been more of each species=2C but it was hard to tell.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I steared clear of Beach Meadows Beach as there were way to many people the=
re for my liking. =3B No parking at all as per cars. =3B No signs o=
f the kingbirds that had been around earlier in the week. =3B =3B <=
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 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR> </div></body>
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