Category Archives: Remote Trip

Big Bend National Park and the Edwards Plateau

Posted on April 30, 2015 by admin

I finally made the trip out to Big Bend National Park in west Texas. The main reason was to find Colima Warbler in the Chisos mountains. This is the only location in the lower 48 where you can see the … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Grizzled Skipper

Posted on April 19, 2015 by admin

It was a perfect day for looking for butterflies in the highlands of Alleghany and Botetourt counties Virginia. Eight lepsters took Mike Smith up on his offer to look for one of the rarest skippers in the region, the Appalachian … Continue reading →

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Found my Marbles!

Posted on April 12, 2015 by admin

Despite a cool breeze and temps not getting above 60 it was sunny enough to get things moving as Barry Marts and I started around 12:30 pm.  It didn’t take long before the first Sleepy Duskywing (2) of the season … Continue reading →

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South Florida – Redux

Posted on March 25, 2015 by admin

I spent another long weekend in southern Florida in a fruitless search for the Key West Quail-Doves that have been seen in Long Key State Park since last fall.  So, the backup plan was to seek out some butterflies and … Continue reading →

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A taste of south Texas

Posted on November 15, 2014 by admin

If you ever get a chance to go to south Texas make sure you allocate some time for the dizzying array of leps that frequent the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). No less than 325+ species have been found which … Continue reading →

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