This count is set for Friday, August 3 with a rain date of Thursday, August 2. Most of the count will be in the Sandy Mush Game Lands. Please contact Doug Johnston if you are participating. He will then give you specific details. wellsteadwest@gmail.com
We will start at the Latta Plantation Nature Center and walk around the Latta Prairie section of the park. Keep in mind this walk is in August and temperatures can be hot. We will be walking on hard surface horse trails for the most part with a couple large hills. We will eat lunch at […]
Areas to be covered, but not limited to: Brumley Forest, Johnston Mill, Keith Arboretum, Occoneechee State Park, portions of Duke Forest, and other areas in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Comments: In lieu of a start and ending meet up, participants can check in with the organizer either by text or email that they have started […]
On Saturday we will spend the day in the Harmon Den/Max Patch area north of I-40. The meeting place will be the Pilot Station just north on Hwy. 209, exit 24 off I-40 west. The nearest town is Waynesville, NC. A motel near Hwy. 276 (Jonathan Creek Rd) intersection with Hwy. 19 (Dellwood Rd) would […]
On Sunday we will go to Cataloochee Valley, part of GSMNP. Another gorgeous area with plenty of areas that yield butterflies. Targets are American Copper and Diana Fritillary. There will be lots of Ironweed with skippers. Elk and bear sightings are very possible. The meeting place will againbe the Pilot Station just north on Hwy. […]
We will again go to the Hundred Acre Woods of the SI Group to look for the Goatweed Leafwing as well as other butterflies. We have often found caterpillars and eggs as well as adult butterflies. Please bring your lunch and water. We will be eating at some picnic tables. Wear close toed shoes […]