[nysbirds-l] Butterflies at Jones Beach

2010-10-02 Thread redknot
Please forgive my indulgence in discussing primarily butterflies, but birding along the boardwalk at Jones Beach SP for two hours late afternoon was very, very quiet (n. mockingbirds, various gulls, one palm warbler). The monarch butterfly migration however, was the most phenomenal I have ever

[nysbirds-l] Butterflies at Jones Beach

2010-10-02 Thread redknot
Please forgive my indulgence in discussing primarily butterflies, but birding along the boardwalk at Jones Beach SP for two hours late afternoon was very, very quiet (n. mockingbirds, various gulls, one palm warbler). The monarch butterfly migration however, was the most phenomenal I have ever