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With Don Fraser; a visit to see what was around. There was a lot of water around! The weather at the start was sunny and 88 degrees, with a light breeze (I had no cell phone reception, so I got the temperature from Don's SUV; the "feels like" temperature was probably 88-90 degrees), We drove North Grade Road, spent some time at the (graffiti-laden!) wooden bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River, then turned "left" onto River Road. We took River Road to County Road 471, then drove south back to North Grade Road, which we drove again to the bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River. We left around 1400, when the weather was sunny and hot (probably with a "feels like" temperature >100 degrees), with a light breeze. On the way back, we stopped at the Richloam General Store for refreshments.

These are my camera photographs, which lack a GPS location. Instead, I divided these images into 5 groups by location, drew a generic circle to encompass them, and then listed the arrival time at each.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 0910-0928.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 0947-1001.

River Road from North Grade Road to County Road 471: 1015-1217.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 1241-1326.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 1330-1346.

With Don Fraser; a visit to see what was around. There was a lot of water around! The weather at the start was sunny and 88 degrees, with a light breeze (I had no cell phone reception, so I got the temperature from Don's SUV; the "feels like" temperature was probably 88-90 degrees), We drove North Grade Road, spent some time at the (graffiti-laden!) wooden bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River, then turned "left" onto River Road. We took River Road to County Road 471, then drove south back to North Grade Road, which we drove again to the bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River. We left around 1400, when the weather was sunny and hot (probably with a "feels like" temperature >100 degrees), with a light breeze. On the way back, we stopped at the Richloam General Store for refreshments.

These are my camera photographs, which lack a GPS location. Instead, I divided these images into 5 groups by location, drew a generic circle to encompass them, and then listed the arrival time at each.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 0910-0928.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 0947-1001.

River Road from North Grade Road to County Road 471: 1015-1217.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 1241-1326.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 1330-1346.

cf. Nick_Godfrey: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235218070

There were very high numbers of this species flying throughout Prince Edward County as we drove from the north central part of the county end to Prince Edward Point.

At Prince Edward Point specifically, several were feeding on a large patch of Swamp Milkweed close to the lighthouse, with many coming and going over a period of about 20 minutes. The number given here is a rough estimate.

With Don Fraser and Alice Mary Herden; we drove Rattlesnake Camp Road -- obviously! -- but never drove north of it. I separated these sightings into several locations, but these photographs were taken 23 days ago, so I had better post them now using a generic circle, rather than risking them getting lost in the matrix.

A NABA butterfly count with Don Fraser and Clint & Day Gibson within the count circle in the Pasco County portion of Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve. I didn't record the weather at the start, but it was post-rain, partly cloudy and rather cool, with a light breeze. Our groups saw three butterflies not seen by any other group: Duke's Skipper (of course), Appalachian Brown (not too surprising), and Dainty Sulphur. We also saw lots of moths, including a Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth and a Rufous Geometer Moth. But the highlight of the trip was the Two-toed Amphiuma that I found in mostly still-unflooded cypress swamp not far inside the entrance gate; it was a lifer for each of us!

A NABA butterfly count with Don Fraser and Clint & Day Gibson within the count circle in the Pasco County portion of Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve. I didn't record the weather at the start, but it was post-rain, partly cloudy and rather cool, with a light breeze. Our groups saw three butterflies not seen by any other group: Duke's Skipper (of course), Appalachian Brown (not too surprising), and Dainty Sulphur. We also saw lots of moths, including a Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth and a Rufous Geometer Moth. But the highlight of the trip was the Two-toed Amphiuma that I found in mostly still-unflooded cypress swamp not far inside the entrance gate; it was a lifer for each of us!

With Don Fraser. We were supposed to do the Avon Park butterfly count today, but the date was changed a few days ago because of the weather forecast. (It turns out that it was a beautiful day, here and at Avon Park!). We spent much time here, wandering around examining hundreds of Liatris stalks and hundreds of Coastal Plain Honeycombhead flowers in vain attempts at finding Schinia flower moths. But, as always, we found other goodies; there were LOTS of Dun Skippers and Northern Broken-Dashes -- and we found single Dukes' Skippers at three spots (two were within 150 feet, so may represent the same individual seen 75 minutes apart). I did not ecord the weather, but it was sunny and warm. We left here at 1322 and continued north on 3 Bridges Road.

A NABA butterfly count with Don Fraser and Clint & Day Gibson within the count circle in the Pasco County portion of Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve. I didn't record the weather at the start, but it was post-rain, partly cloudy and rather cool, with a light breeze. Our groups saw three butterflies not seen by any other group: Duke's Skipper (of course), Appalachian Brown (not too surprising), and Dainty Sulphur. We also saw lots of moths, including a Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth and a Rufous Geometer Moth. But the highlight of the trip was the Two-toed Amphiuma that I found in mostly still-unflooded cypress swamp not far inside the entrance gate; it was a lifer for each of us!

With Valeri Perrone (!); a successful visit to find Val some American Alligators. We stayed close to the Education Center/observation tower area, but walked the boardwalk to the kayak launch. The weather at the start was overcast, light rain, 81 degrees ("feels like" 85), with a light breeze. The rain ended quickly and it was sunny by the time we left, at 1130.

With Don Fraser, who got me my 120th butterfly species in Florida with a Texan Crescent! I reciprocated by finding two giant underwing moths. The weather at the start was 87 degrees ("feels like" 95), horribly humid, and with calm winds. We left at 1235 and headed to SE 147th Place outside the forest.