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thouc

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I saw my first butterfly of the season yesterday at Riverwood, a Mourning Cloak.
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Wow, this is great to know!  Will definitely be looking for butterflies, especially with tomorrow and Saturday's forecast.  :)

thouc .... did you report your sighting to Ontario Butterflies (Google group) or ebutterfly.ca  ?   8)
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Great find thouc.  Thanks for posting.

Walter
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cool....have not been thinking about  butterflies yet, last year with  the warm weather, we had so many early sightings. This year, I suspect will not be the same.
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I had 2 mourning cloaks yesterday in Erindale Park.
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Butterfly hunters take your marks! Sunny breaks and warmer temperatures look probable for this afternoon. :)
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Good prediction! I had my first Mourning Cloak in my backyard just now.  

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Yippee, Mourning Cloak at Maplewood Park, 1pm - first sighting for this Spring!   :D

Weather:  sun/cloud, wind gusts 61 km/hr, +18c.  Wow!  

(East side of Glen Erin Dr., just North of Aquitaine Ave.)
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Jo-Anne :)

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Quote from: "thouc"
I saw my first butterfly of the season yesterday at Riverwood, a Mourning Cloak.

Same this year, just some days later.
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I think this is an Eastern Comma (let me know if I'm wrong), at Riverdale Farm today. My first butterfly of the year!
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Finally saw my first butterfly of the year, a mourning cloak in Earl Bales Park. Later on a half hour visit to Bestview Park was rewarded with 3 mourning cloaks and at least 5 (and probably more!) eastern commas.
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