{"id":19804,"date":"2023-08-18T19:50:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T02:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=19804"},"modified":"2023-09-17T22:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T05:31:16","slug":"2023-august-18-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=19804","title":{"rendered":"2023 August 18 evening"},"content":{"rendered":"

2023 August 18 evening<\/strong><\/p>\n

August Butterfly Count
\nGordon Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello, Butterfly Watchers,<\/p>\n

The August count period starts Saturday August 19 until Sunday August 27. This is an informal census of butterfly numbers and species in Greater Victoria. The area is defined by the Christmas Bird Count circle, extending from Victoria to Brentwood Bay and Island View Road in Central Saanich, and west to Happy Valley and Triangle Mountain, and Langford Lake and Goldstream areas.<\/p>\n

You can submit a count any time over the count period, just use a separate form for each count and location. In the case of repeat or duplicate counts, I will use the higher numbers. To submit counts, please use the form from the VNHS website at https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=33<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have difficulty with the form, just send me an email with the information.<\/p>\n

Thank-you for submitting your sightings and good luck with your count.<\/p>\n

Gordon<\/p>\n

Gordon Hart,
\nButterfly Count Coordinator,
\nVictoria Natural History Society<\/p>\n

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Marie O’Shaughnessy writes that on August 17 at McIntyre Reservoir she saw<\/p>\n

2 Common Green Darners<\/strong>
\nMany Tule Bluets<\/strong> mating and in tandem
\n3 Black Saddlebags<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Saddlebagses?)
\n2 Paddle-tailed Darners<\/strong>
\nMany Blue Dashers<\/strong>
\n1 Blue-eyed Darner<\/strong>
\n4 Eight-spotted Skimmers<\/strong><\/p>\n

She sends these two photographs:<\/p>\n

\"\"Common Green Darner Anax junius\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Aeshnidae)
\nMarie O’Shaughnessy<\/p>\n

\"\"Black Saddlebags Tramia lacerata <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)
\nMarie O’Shaughnessy<\/p>\n

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