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Savage Preserve, July 13, 2013

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The leader (Sue Bickford) and three observers came together for nearly 3 hours of “winged jewel” searching. With some netted and others photographed, we were able to identify these species: Odonata Ebony Jewelwing Variable Dancer Twelve-spotted Skimmer Green Darner (?) Widow Skimmer Lepidoptera Little Wood-Satyr Eyed Brown Aphrodite Fritillary (?) American Copper Summer Azure Eastern Tailed Blue Common Wood-Nymph Cabbage White Northern Broken-Dash Broad-winged Skipper (?) Silver-spotted Skipper

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Savage Preserve, South Berwick, for Butterflies and Dragonflies: July 14, 2012

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Twelve adults and two young folks (Sue Bickford’s grandchildren) met at 9 am at the Savage Preserve in South Berwick for our bejeweled and bedazzled walk. Thank goodness for the young folks. They caught the majority of the butterflies and dragonflies for Sue to identify. The Calico Pendants amazed us with their orange saddlebags, red faces, and wing dots. The butterflies of the day included Cloudless Sulfurs, American Copper, Monarch nectaring on milkweed, one of the Blues, Common Wood Nymph, and Silver-spotted Skipper. Birds included Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Common Yellowthroat, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, a family of … Continue reading →