North Central Florida Chapter
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North Central Florida Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association
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North American Butterfly Association
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Click on image to see a slide-show on the flora and fauna of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. Presented by Barbara Woodmansee, NCF NABA member. Site is updated regularly!
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Featured Butterfly:
Henry's Elfin
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NABA North Central
Florida Chapter
Members:

Please save your old
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American Butterflies!
Bring them to a meeting or to a field trip and we will re-cycle them by distributing copies to prospective members
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This page was last updated on 03/07/13.
Jack V. Shaw
Chapter Web Administrator
email:
jackvshaw15@bellsouth.net

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News and Events

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Spring 2013-Calendar of Events 

Invited Event, Saturday, February 16: Butterfly Tea in the Plum Blossoms, open house, 10-4, Tom Wood's, Archer. Gingers@gator.net for directions.       

Thanks to Tom Wood for a beautiful butterfly tea February 16. It was a rainy morning, but the clouds parted in the afternoon noon to make way for a crisp and sunny day!

Tom pours the first brew out on a "tea toy" which lights up from the moist heat. It is customary in China to consume the more mild second and third brews.

 

A Yellow Rat Snake joined the party, but it was just one of those days for him/her. Alas...it kept its head hidden in a flower pot!

We always see more than butterflies on our outings! Come have fun with us at future events!

Field Trip, Saturday, March 9: Join us for a trip to Cow Creek Road to search for Henry's Elfin and other butterflies. Meet at 9:30 at Hwy. 121 and Cow Creek Road in Levy County, Goethe State Forest. Bring water, hat, sunscreen, snacks, lunch, camera, close-focusing binoculars, butterfly field guide, a good mood and a friend.  

Directions: From I-75, take Williston Road south all the way to Cow Creek Road which will be on the right....about an hour's drive. If you reach Hwy. 19/98, you have gone too far. If anyone wants to carpool, meet at the Target parking lot on Archer Road in Gainesville at 8:15 a.m. Depart by 8:30 a.m.  

Chapter Meeting,Tuesday March 12:  at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, UF campus, 6:15 p.m, for potluck, meeting 7:00pm.  Our special guests will be Cindy and Kirby Pringle, authors of "The Butterfly that Would not Fly".  They will show their film on Monarchs "Plight of the Monarch" and be available to sign their latest book.

Learn more about Cindy and Kirby at:

www.dogtownartworks.com

and

www.etsy.com/shop/DogtownArtworks
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Field Trip, Saturday, April 6th: Please join Barbara Woodmansee and the NCF Chapter of NABA for the third annual Butterfly Extravaganza in the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge.  We have the potential to see up to 50+ species of butterflies (last year we had 54 on one day!), and everyone always has a great time.  Bring a bag lunch, plenty to drink, binocs and cameras, sunscreen, bug juice and a hat.  The Nature Drive is a 9-mile dirt road where we drive/walk and watch for rare skippers, satyrs and hairstreaks, as well as all of the many other species the refuge has to offer.  Spend a few hours or all day with our group and we promise a great time for everyone.  We'll meet at the south entrance to the refuge at 9:15 and work our way north over the entire day.   

Directions: From Gainesville take Archer Road (SR 24) west, nearly to Cedar Key, and then turn right (north) on 347 for 10 miles, watching for the big brown sign directing you to the south entrance to the LSNWR Nature Drive.   Butterfly checklists will be provided.  For more information, please email Barbara at mistyoaks@earthlink.net  .

 Chapter Meeting, Tuesday, April 9: Potluck Meeting, topic to be announced. Stay tuned, but mark your calendars! Meeting at 7:00pm, potluck at 6:30pm.

NABA Butterfly Count, Saturday May 4: Butterfly Count will be at O'Leno State Park and Kathy Malone's yard. It is possible we may find rare Striped Hairstreaks and the very rare (for this area) King's Hairstreak. The sparkleberries should still be in bloom. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at O'Leno State Park in the main parking lot. We will count along the river trail and the main road. End the count at 3:30 p.m.

Bring lunch, hat, water, sunscreen, comfy walking/hiking shoes, butterfly ID book, close-focusing binoculars and a friend. Beginners are very welcome! $3 per person to NABA. Count book to be published at a later date available for $7. There is a park entrance fee.


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