Orange County N.A.B.A.
North American Butterfly Association - Orange County Chapter
The Orange County Chapter of NABA is dedicated to the preservation of butterflies and their host plants. Meetings are held at the Irvine Ranch Water District offices at 15600 Sand Canyon in Irvine at 7:00 pm. The meetings are open to anyone and everyone interested in butterflies.
Mugu State Park Field Trip CANCELED ~ The NABA field trip to Point Mugu State Park planned for August 21, 2010 has been canceled. No new date has been set. Please check back.
March 20, 2010 - Caspers Regional Wilderness Park, Orange Co. CA.
April 18 2010 - Donna O’Neil Land Conservancy, Rancho Mission Viejo, Orange County
May 22, 2010 NABA will join the SAMNHA Group on an all day Car/Truck Tour lead by Lee Shoemaker and Larry Shaw to the Santa Ana Mountains on rugged dirt forest roads to observe the local wildlife & fauna.
June 5, 2010 - Blue Jay Campground, in the Cleveland National Forest, Santa Ana Mtns., Orange Co. CA.
*June 27, 2010 - Annual NABA Butterfly Counts within Riley and O’Neil Regional Wilderness Parks
August 21, 2010 - Mugu State Park
For a last minute field trip updates contact Gary at 949-218-7575
See the Spring 2010 Newsletter for more information and Field Trip details or Contact Gary at 949-218-7575
The butterfly community lost one it's greats, Don Mitchell, Founder of the Orange County Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association.
Nov. 17, 1936 - Aug. 16, 2009
He was a lover of butterflies, traveled the world, was a gifted writer, avid gourmet cook, gourmand eater, reader of all things, collector of knowledge and lover of life. We will miss you Don, now go be with the butterflies.
OC NABA BLOG http://ocnaba.blogspot.com/
Environmental Nature Center
You will find 15 representative Ecological Habitats of California, a Discovery Room packed with neat things to touch and investigate, Nature Camp in the Summer, and a quiet place to sit and enjoy Life on your lunch hour. Browse through the ENC web site to learn about some of the programs, events and Butterfly House.
NEXT NABA MEETING: Oct. 28, 2010
Orange County NABA meetings to be held:
January 28, 20010 - 7:00 PM
April 22, 2010 - 7:00 PM
July 22, 1010 7:00 PM
October 28, 2010 7:00 PM
(Fourth Thursday of the month during January, April, July, October)
Irvine
Ranch Water District Main Office - 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, California 92618 (The meetings are held in one of the conference rooms located on the lower level west wing.)
The meetings are open to anyone and everyone interested in butterflies.
Newsletters
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
Summer 2008
Spring 2008
The NABA Butterfly Count is a census of the butterflies of North America (United States, Canada and partially Mexico) The results are then published . Volunteer participants select a count area with a 15-mile diameter and conduct a one-day census of all butterflies sighted within that circle. All are welcome to participate.
O'Neill Regional Park 2009
Western Tiger Swallowtail - 1
Pale Swallowtail - 1
Cabbage White - 34
Checkered White - 6
Cloudless Sulfur 1
Square Spotted Blue 4
Dotted Blue - 2
Acmon Blue 5
Common Buckeye - 2
Lorquin's Admiral - 1
Monarch 1
Great Basin Wood Nymph - 1
Northern White Skipper - 2
Funereal Duskywing - 10
Fiery Skipper - 4
Rural Skipper - 1
Umber Skipper - 1
Woodland Skipper - 3
Trabuco/Holly Jim Canyon 2009
Pale Swallowtail – 1
Cabbage White – 10
Western Tiger Swallowtail – 3
Marine Blue – 4
California Dogface –3
Upper Newport Bay Area - 2009
Western Tiger Swallowtail - 1
Giant Swallowtail - 1
Cabbage White - 19
Monarch - 1
Mourning Cloak - 13
Acmon Blue - 1
Sylvan Hairstreak - 5
Common Hairstreak - 2
Funereal Duskywing - 3
Fiery Skipper - 16
Wandering Skipper - 1
Upper Newport Bay 2009 Yearly Graph
Past 4th of July Butterfly Counts
Butterfly Count 2007