MASSACHUSETTS BUTTERFLY CLUB CHAPTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION CHEDULE OF IELD RIPS VENTS AND EETINGS PLEASE CALL AHEAD2013 TO CONFIRMS DATES, TOF GET DIRECTIONST , E TO MEETING PLACESM AND RAIN DATE PLANS, AND TO LET THE LEADERS KNOW TO EXPECT YOU. Mar 23, Sat Spring meeting of the MA Butterfly Club 5:30PM to 9:30PM at Broad Meadow Brook MAS at 414 Massasoit Rd in Worcester. Potluck Supper. Russ Hopping will present a program on butterflies at TTOR properties in Massachusetts. Members may share up to 20 favorite photos each from the past season. Contact Howard Hoople at (978) Apr 6, Sat Mt.475 Tom-7719 State or [email protected] Reservation . 10:30 AM in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley. We will search for Mourning Cloaks, Eastern Commas and Compton Tortoiseshells. Meet at the Bray Lake parking lot. Use the Route 5 entrance North of Holyoke, opposite the SKI OUTLET. If there is inclement weather, we will try for Sun April 7. If postponement is needed, it will be announced on MassLep on Friday evening. Leader: Tom Gagnon. Apr 13, Sat SherbornContact him Power at (413) Line 584-6353 or [email protected] . 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Fessenden Field, Sherborn, Ma. Open fields, a trail through the woods, and power line offer varied habitats and vegetation for good variety of spring butterflies including many Elfins. Meet in parking lot at Fessenden Field. Leader: Bob Bowker. Contact him at (617) 828-2460 or [email protected] . Apr 21, Sun Arlington’sRain date Sun GreatApril Meadows.14. 10:00 AM Henry’s and Brown Elfins. The walk will meet in the parking lot at Golden Living Center – Lexington, at 840 Emerson Gardens Road (off Maple Street) in East Lexington. The parking lot is on the right side of the facility, and drivers should park at the far end. Leader: Tom Whelan. Contact Apr 24, Wed WestoverTom at (781) Airforce 863-1880 Baseor (participationtom@whelanp hoto.comlimited to. first 15 to register) NO LATER than April 7th. in search of Frosted Elfins. As of this printing, this field trip has NOT been confirmed. Due to Security at the base, you must contact Tom Gagnon at (413)-584-6353 Everyone that goes on this trip will have to provide ID information to the officers at the base. Meeting time and place will be determined later IF we get permission to do this trip. Leaders: Tom Gagnon and Harvey Allen. Contact Tom at (413) 584-6353 or May 11, Sat [email protected] Hill Reservation. in North Andover 10:00 AM . Visit the barrens with Russ Hopping from The Trustees of Reservations at Weir Hill for Frosted Elfins and otherPlease early species.register Meet in parking area between American Legion beach and electrical substation on Pleasant Street in North Andover. Detailed directions will be posted. Leaders: Russ Hopping, Howard Hoople. with Howard at (978) 475-7719 or May 17, Fri [email protected] Footprints and Little. Rain Mt.date: Tom,Sun MayHolyoke. 12. 10:30 AM Join Julie Richburg of Trustees of Reservations in exploring the Dinosaur Footprints property in Holyoke. From the Dinosaur Footprints property we will drive about 2 miles to explore Little Mt. Tom looking for Juniper Hairstreaks. We will meet on Route 5 NORTH of Holyoke at the Dinosaur Footprints parking lot. We will check out the footprints (VERY interesting and some of the best in the state and FREE). Then we drive to a parking area for Little Mt. Tom. Walking distance should be about 1 to 1 ½ miles. We will do a lot of tree-shaking looking for these hairstreaks. The last two years we have seen Peregrine Falcons on this trip. Bring lunch and water. Leaders: Julie Richburg and Tom Gagnon. Contact Tom at (413) 584-6353 or [email protected] . Version 9/20/2013 6:02 PM Page 1 of 5 MASSACHUSETTS BUTTERFLY CLUB CHAPTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION CHEDULE OF IELD RIPS VENTS AND EETINGS PLEASE CALL AHEAD2013 TO CONFIRMS DATES, TOF GET DIRECTIONST , E TO MEETING PLACESM AND RAIN DATE PLANS, AND TO LET THE LEADERS KNOW TO EXPECT YOU. May 19, Sun Myles Standish Forest, Carver 10:00 AM . Meet at Forest Headquarters. Possible extension to Ponkapoag Bog for May 22,Wed Tom’sHessel’s Swamp Hairstreak. in Petersham Leader: Tom Murray. Contact him at (978) 660-6351 or [email protected] 10:30 AM searching for Bog Elfin’s. Meet at the Petersham Town Common across from May 25, Sat Mtthe GreylockGeneral Store. (Lanesborough) Leader: Tom Gagnon at (413) 584-6353 or [email protected]. 9:45 AM in search of EARLY HAIRSTREAK. Meet at the Mt. Greylock Visitors Center parking lot at 9:45 AM. Be prepared to walk 3 to 4 miles round trip mostly level. Bring lunch and water. Afterwards, IF time permits, we will try for Arctic Skippers in Windsor, Mass. Leader: Tom Gagnon. Contact May 26, Sun DelaneyTom for directions Wildlife Management at (413) 584- 6353area, or [email protected] . Rain date: Sun May 26. 10:00 AM , for Silvery Blues and other early species. Leader: Tom Murray. Jun 1, Sat MtContact Greylock him for (Lanesborough) directions at (978) 660-6351 or [email protected] . 9:45 AM in search of EARLY HAIRSTREAK. Meet at the Mt. Greylock Visitors Center parking lot at 9:45 AM. Be prepared to walk 3 to 4 miles round trip mostly level. Bring lunch and water. Afterwards, IF time permits, we will try for Arctic Skippers in Windsor, Mass. Leader: Tom Gagnon. Contact Jun 2, Sun BarneysTom for directions Joy Grassland at (413) Walk, 584 Dartmouth.-6353 or [email protected] . Rain date: Sun June 2. 10:00 AM A joint walk between the Paskamansett Bird Club and the Mass. Butterfly Club. Join us as we search for grassland birds and their winged counterparts, the butterflies. Meet at the Demarest Lloyd State Park entrance. Leader: Lauren Miller-Donnelly. Please register with Lauren at Jun 9, Sun Dauphainais(508) 636-2437 Park, or [email protected] Grafton. 9:30 AM A former gravel mining site that includes open fields, small pine barren and Blackstone River floodplain. Variety of spring butterflies, many skippers. Leader: Dolores Price. Call her for Jun 11,Tue World’sdirections End at (508) Butterfly839- Census2299. 11:00 AM . This 251 acres Trustees of the Reservations property offers 4 miles of walking paths through fields overlooking Hingham Harbor. (fee is waived for the day) Leader: Bob Bowker. Jun 15, Sat WeirContact Hill him Reservation at (617) 828 in- 2460)North [email protected]– . 10:00 AM Meet at Stevens Street entrance – Looking for Harris’ and Baltimore Checkerspots and other early wet meadow species. Poison Ivy is abundant and unavoidable, so dress accordingly! roadside parking. Leaders: Russ Hopping, Howard Hoople. Please register with Howard Jun 27, Thu Norcrossat (978) 475 Wildlife-7719 orSanctuary,[email protected] Wales. Rain Date Sun June 16. 10:00 AM Jen Ohop, Staff Naturalist of Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, and Elise Barry will be doing a butterfly survey at the sanctuary grounds. Any census help is welcome. Norcross is on the line in Monson and Wales. For additional information about Norcross, call the Norcross office at (413) 267-4859. See this link for directions: http://www.norcrossws.org/norcross.htm . For those using a GPS in the car to get there, the address is 30 Peck Road, WALES. Leaders: Jen Ohop, Staff Naturalist of Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, and Elise Barry. Contact Elise at (508) 795-1147 or [email protected]. Version 9/20/2013 6:02 PM Page 2 of 5 MASSACHUSETTS BUTTERFLY CLUB CHAPTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION CHEDULE OF IELD RIPS VENTS AND EETINGS PLEASE CALL AHEAD2013 TO CONFIRMS DATES, TOF GET DIRECTIONST , E TO MEETING PLACESM AND RAIN DATE PLANS, AND TO LET THE LEADERS KNOW TO EXPECT YOU. Jun 28, Fri Bullitt Reservation in Ashfield. 10:30 AM Join Julie Richburg of Trustees of Reservations in exploring some of the 265 acres of this former old New England farm. The farmhouse is now open to the public as a showcase for energy-efficient technologies that work for New England homeowners now. The Trustees property is a crucial link to almost 3,000 acres of protected lands. We will explore some of the many fields. Our target species here will be Baltimore Checkerspots. Restroom available. Leaders: Julie Richburg and Tom Gagnon. Contact Tom at (413) 584-6353 or [email protected] . DIRECTIONS: FROM POINTS SOUTH: From I-91, Exit 24, take Route 5 NORTH. After 1.1 miles, turn left onto Route 116 WEST and IF you are coming from the NORTH on Route 91 take Exit 25 and turn West on Route 116. Drive WEST approx. 10 miles through Conway and into Ashfield. Turn let onto Bullitt Road, proceed approx. 1 mile, (pavement turns to dirt) to driveway and white buildings on right where road turns sharply left. NOTE: DO NOT take the IMPASSIBLE North Poland Road to Bullitt Road! Jun 29, Sat Horn Pond Mountain, Woburn 10:00 AM for hairstreaks, elfins and others on this wonderfully biologically diverse monadnock. Meet in parking lot behind New England Rehabilitation Hospital (near employee parking lot “B”) at 2 Rehabilitation Way in Woburn. Leader: Howard Hoople. Contact Howard at (978) 475-7719 or Jun 29,Sat [email protected] Night in Groton . Rain date: Sun June 30. 9:00 PM to ???? . Join ABNC president Dave Small and naturalist Lula Field as we travel to the home of naturalist Julie Lisk and photographer and naturalist Tom Murray at 63 Spencer Circle in Groton, MA for an evening of observing moths, beetles, caddisflies and other insects attracted to the lights.