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North Central Florida Chapter of the
North American Butterfly Association
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zlongwing@aol.com
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North American Butterfly Association
www.naba.org
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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
Click on image for details
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NABA North Central
Florida Chapter
Members:
Please save your old
copies of Butterfly
Gardener and
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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Click on the sign for info concerning NABA'S Butterfly Garden
Certification Program
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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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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 .
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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