Field trip report March 23 - Round Valley by Ron Rutowski
We had 13 participants for our yearly track up the Beeline. It was cooler and breezier than we would have liked to see butterflies and as a result we only spent time in Round Valley figuring that conditions would be even less favorable at Sunflower. So, we saw only these 10 species:
Pipevine Swallowtail, Spring White, Dainty Sulphur, Sara Orangetip, Common Buckeye, Empress Leilia, Variable Checkspot, Spring Azure, Western Pygmy Blue, Funereal Duskywing
During our stay in Round Valley I did lead a subgroup up to a local hilltop where we saw some beautiful examples of males engaged in hilltopping. We left Round Valley about 1PM. It was a fun outing and a gorgeous day. Hope you all had a good weekend. -Ron
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