2004 Fourth of July Butterfly Counts
of the
Massachusetts Butterfly Club
chapter of the
North American Butterfly Association
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These Counts are sponsored by NABA and NABA-MBC. The cost per person is $3 to pay for compilation of the records at the national level.
Please contact the leader to confirm meeting place, time, and rain-date information, and so that the leaders can plan assignments.
Date Place Count Leader Contact Information
Jul 3
Sat
9:00am		 Brewster, for the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
41º 47' N, 70º 1.4' W, centered just west of the Namskaket River mouth. This includes Crowes Pasture and Wellfleet Bay WS , Lieutenant’s Island and most of Eastham.		 Tor Hansen (508) 487-9410
Jul 4
Sun		 Central Franklin County (Greenfield). Meet at Fish Ladder Park, Turners Falls. Mark Fairbrother (413) 367-2695 bogelfin@crocker.com
Jul 10
Sat 		S. Berkshire County Count (Sheffield) Meet at 9am at Bartholomew's Cobble Ashley Falls/Sheffield, Massachusetts All levels welcome. Meet at 8:30AM; start at 9AM. Rene Laubach (413) 637-0320 rlaubach@massaubudon.org
Jul 10
Sat		 Concord Dick Walton (978) 369-3729 dick@concord.org
Jul 10
Sat 		Blackstone Corridor Tom Dodd (508) 529-3392 tcdodd@verizon.net
Jul 10,
Sat
9:30am		 Truro
Meet at Tor Hansen's house to see his collections, butterfly garden, seaside plantings. Then on to Hatches Harbor and Evans Field, for Silver-bordered Fritillary and anglewings, and Horton’s Camping Resort to see Striped and Coral Hairstreaks, Dun Skipper, American Copper on Milkweed, Prickly Pear Cactus, Privet. Directions: From Rte. 6 turn right at the Highland Light exit, North Truro. Turn left (west) at the bottom of the ramp onto Highland Rd. Go through the blinking light at 6A, continue west to the top of the bluff and park in the parking lot. Walk up the driveway on the right to the second house. 		Tor Hansen (508) 487-9410
Jul 11
Sun 		N. Worcester County. 8AM to 9AM start. Carl Kamp (978) 249-9675 carlkamp@lightband.com
Jul 11
Sun 		N. Berkshire County (North Adams). Meet at the Greylock Visitors Center in Lanesboro. 8AM to 6PM. Tom Tyning (413) 499-4660 x 295 ttyning@berkshirecc.edu
Jul 11
Sun		 Essex County Bob Speare (978) 887-9264 bspeare@massaudubon.org
Jul 17
Sat		 Northampton/Amherst dottie case (413) 665-2941
Jul 17
Sat		 Martha's Vineyard. Call for arrangements. (ferry, etc.) Matt Pelikan (508) 696-6068 winging@aba.org
Jul 18
Sun
9:00am		 Falmouth 41º 38’ N , 70º 34.4’ W, centered in the Crane Wildlife Management Area north of Rte. 151. This includes part of Woods Hole and the MMR almost to the CC Canal. Alison Robb (508) 540-2408 nature@cape.com
Jul 18
Sun		 Bristol County (raindate Jul 25) Mark Mello (508) 990-0505
Jul 18
Sun 		Central Berkshire County. Meet at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. 8 AM to 5 PM. Tom Tyning (413) 499-4660 x 295 ttyning@berkshirecc.edu
July 25
Sun
9:00am		 Barnstable, for the Audubon Long Pasture. 41º 42' N , 70º 17.70' W , centered near Cobbs Hill, Barnstable Village. This includes Yarmouth, most of Dennis, Barnstable, Hyannis. Alison Robb & Matt Bailey 508-540-2408 nature@cape.com
List most recently revised on July 5, 2004.