tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873551149091377805.post3123260164554770281..comments2023-08-18T17:55:42.744-05:00Comments on 2knitwits: Monarchs and MothsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696484913602288917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873551149091377805.post-88476955212044053462014-07-14T12:14:53.650-05:002014-07-14T12:14:53.650-05:00Hi Nancy,
I have been so busy with grandchildren ...Hi Nancy,<br /><br />I have been so busy with grandchildren that I have done very little birding and no photography at all. With such a lousy start to the nesting I thought I was best to leave the birds alone this season. Fledglings here in the yard have been the Tree Swallow, Flicker, Downy, Hairy, House Finch, House Sparrow, Orioles,Chipping Sparrow, Yellow Warbler and a handful of species one never sees the fledglings until the size of the adults.<br /><br />I probably won't make it this year so I will ask how is the Say's Phoebe family doing? <br /><br />Another question for you Nancy is do you see large caterpillars munching away on your grapevine or is it Virginia creeper you have? What and how to look for...large holes on leaves and flip them over to look for pillars.<br /><br />I am raising 5 Monarchs and found one egg a couple of days ago I found on the leaves I brought in the caterpillars to eat.<br /><br />One more question...are you seeing any Spurge Hawkmoth caterpillars near the tops of the leafy spurge plants. If so let me know as I might want to borrow a pillar for the Audubon talk in GF a week from Thursday evening.<br /><br />Hope all is going well for you and you are having a wonderful summer!<br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Sharon Sharon Watsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873551149091377805.post-44499834404937959032013-08-26T15:59:42.570-05:002013-08-26T15:59:42.570-05:00Congrats on the flight of ur last 5 raised Monarch...Congrats on the flight of ur last 5 raised Monarchs Nancy!!!<br /><br />SharonSharon Watsonhttp://www.ndbackyardbirding.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873551149091377805.post-22839678531953389802013-08-26T15:56:07.935-05:002013-08-26T15:56:07.935-05:00Hi Nancy
How r those Spurge Cats doing? Mine wer...Hi Nancy<br /><br />How r those Spurge Cats doing? Mine were very easy to move from the old plants to new by hand today. I counted 51 so u must have 26 Cats? Most were shedding so instead of finding a lots of poop it was dead skins. There sure r growing fast.<br /><br />Have u release all ur Monarchs yet?<br /><br />Sharon<br /><br />Sharon Watsonhttp://www.ndbackyardbirding.netnoreply@blogger.com