NABA Butterfly Count, July 22
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute
Saturday, July 22, 2023
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: Free
The Clifton Institue
6712 Blantyre Road
Warrenton, Virginia 20187
Every year community scientists help count the butterflies in 15-mile-diameter circles all around the country and contribute their data to the North American Butterfly Association. This summer The Clifton Institute will host their 28th annual butterfly count and celebrate their 21st year contributing data to NABA. Butterfly enthusiasts of all levels of experience are welcome! If you feel like you don’t know many butterflies, this is a great way to learn and it’s always helpful to have more eyes pointing out butterflies. Participants will be assigned to small teams, led by an experienced butterfly counter. Information about your team will be shared closer to the date. Each team will survey a variety of sites within the Institute’s count circle. Unless your leader says otherwise, participants will meet at the Clifton Institute at 9:00 AM. Everyone will meet back at the Institute at 3:00 PM to tally the results over cold drinks (provided).
