SE Colorado Birding: Sept 12 butterfly is not a Bordered Patch

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Sept 12 butterfly is not a Bordered Patch

This morning I received emails from two birders who have skills in butterfly identification (in fact, one worked as an entomologist for the Colo State Forest Service)clarifying that the the butterfly photo I posted on Sept 12 is not a Bordered Patch. Instead it is a Weidemeyer's Admiral, a common butterfly in this area. Indeed I have identified many Weidemeyer's Admirals but sure missed on this ragged specimen.

SeEtta

Why bird southeast Colorado?

From our high montane areas to the riparian areas along the Arkansas River as it exits Colorado, southeast Colorado offers birding opportunities for beginners to those serious birders who seek out the less common species. We have great shortgrass and sandsage prairie birding including public areas on the Comanche National Grasslands. We have wetlands including playa lakes (playas are important shallow, depressional wetlands that provide essential habitat for waterfowl and many other bird species). We have small lakes (such as Lake Cheraw north of La Junta)and large lakes (such as John Martin Reservoir that encompasses 35 square miles) that host an impressive diversity of bird species. And we have large expanses of pinyon-juniper woodlands with their special birding opportunities.

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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Sept 12 butterfly is not a Bordered Patch

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