Natural History Wanderings

The San Francisco 2015 Butterfly Count is this Saturday.

The 21th Annual San Francisco Butterfly Count — Saturday, June 13th –9am -5pm. An intense, one-day inventory of all the butterfly species and individuals flying in our county. We will begin at the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way) before heading out with assigned groups.

Each group will have a copy of Nature in the City’s Butterflies of San Francisco Field Guide to make it easier on the novice. BRING YOUR LUNCH. It’s really a magnificent day, folks to help with field work. A $3.00 participation fee is collected by all that attend that ultimately goes towards butterfly conservation. We tied our record last year with 26 species and over 900 individuals and recorded the All Time National High in 2011 of Papilio zelicaon — 110 Anise Swallowtails seen here in one day! (Over 300 counts throughout the nation, our count is starting to get noticed!)

To particpate or for more information go to 21st Annual San Francisco Butterfly Count – Nature in the City (San Francisco, CA) – Meetup