Walk shortened by Rain and heavy overcast which impacted butterfly activity
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From: Lenore Swenson <lenoreswenson@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 10:20 am
Subject: Van Cortlandt 6/17/17
Hi Peter!
Here's the list I get for our trip on Sat:
1. Canada Goose
2. Mute Swan
3. Wood Duck
4. Mallard
5. Rock Pigeon
6. Mourning Dove
7. Chimney Swift
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Northern Flicker
11. Eastern Wood Pewee (h)
12. Acadian Flycatcher
13. Warbling Vireo
14. Blue Jay
15. Tree Swallow
16. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
17. Tufted Titmouse
18. House Wren (h)
19. Wood Thrush
20. American Robin
21. Gray Catbird
22. European Starling
23. House Sparrow
24. American Goldfinch
25. Common Yellowthroat (h)
26. Yellow Warbler
27. Eastern Towhee
28. Song Sparrow
29. Red-winged Blackbird
30. Common Grackle
31. Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Painted Turtle
Cabbage White - 12+
Did you find out the ID of that moth from Steve?
Thanks for a fun trip! Too bad the weather didn't cooperate!
Lenore
This is in the subfamily Herminiinae or litter moths. The larvae eat leaf litter. The species is probably Idia aemula or Common Idia. There’s a couple similar species but I think I see enough detail to eliminate them. Compare with pinned image by Gary Anweiler at Moth Photographers Group: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8323
From: Lenore Swenson <lenoreswenson@gmail.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 10:20 am
Subject: Van Cortlandt 6/17/17
Hi Peter!
Here's the list I get for our trip on Sat:
1. Canada Goose
2. Mute Swan
3. Wood Duck
4. Mallard
5. Rock Pigeon
6. Mourning Dove
7. Chimney Swift
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Northern Flicker
11. Eastern Wood Pewee (h)
12. Acadian Flycatcher
13. Warbling Vireo
14. Blue Jay
15. Tree Swallow
16. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
17. Tufted Titmouse
18. House Wren (h)
19. Wood Thrush
20. American Robin
21. Gray Catbird
22. European Starling
23. House Sparrow
24. American Goldfinch
25. Common Yellowthroat (h)
26. Yellow Warbler
27. Eastern Towhee
28. Song Sparrow
29. Red-winged Blackbird
30. Common Grackle
31. Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Painted Turtle
Cabbage White - 12+
Did you find out the ID of that moth from Steve?
Thanks for a fun trip! Too bad the weather didn't cooperate!
Lenore
This is in the subfamily Herminiinae or litter moths. The larvae eat leaf litter. The species is probably Idia aemula or Common Idia. There’s a couple similar species but I think I see enough detail to eliminate them. Compare with pinned image by Gary Anweiler at Moth Photographers Group: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8323
© Gary Anweiler
