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SUMMARY:Fort Macon SP\, Croatan NF\, Holly Shelter Game Land (NC)
DESCRIPTION:This full Carolina Butterfly Society 2-day field trip will be held in eastern North Carolina where we plan on visiting three different locations. Our target butterfly species varies by location and are listed below. The leader is Harry LeGrand and possibly Lori Arent. \nSaturday\, April 12\, 2025: Meet at Fort Macon State Park\, at the Coastal Education Center parking lot at the end of East Fort Macon Rd\, Atlantic Beach\, NC (GPS coordinates 34.6977\, -76.6787). Meet at 10:00 am. Target species is Crystal Skipper\, which should be easy; not many other species are present at this time of year here; Henry’s Elfin (unlikely). Probably eat lunch at the visitor center\, outside on benches. Restrooms are available inside the visitor center. (They are not available in Croatan\, so best to eat and use the restroom here.) \nAfter lunch\, we will travel to several sites in Croatan National Forest\, such as Millis Road in Carteret County\, and then much farther north to Little Road in Craven County. Millis Road and Little Road are gravel but should be fine for about all vehicles. \nTarget species are Carolina Roadside-Skipper\, Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper\, Intricate Satyr\, and Holly Azure. Little field work occurs in the forest in spring\, and few flowers are blooming then\, so we have little previous data here for April. Thus\, expectations are low but hopes are high! \nSunday\, April 13\, 2025: Holly Shelter Game Land. Meet at the eastern end of the Topsail Baptist Church parking lot\, closest to the entrance road to the game land\, on US 17 (GPS coordinates 34.4099\, -77.6571). Meet at 10:00 am. This is about 4 miles northeast of Hampstead. Note that there is another church immediately to the southwest\, on the same side (north) of the highway. Obviously\, don’t park there; park at the church lot at Topsail church where you can literally see the entrance road to the game land. As this is a Sunday\, there likely will be some churchgoers parking in the lot closer to the church anyway. \nIt may well be a bit too early and “dewy”/cool to start butterflying\, so be prepared to look for birds such as Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Bachman’s Sparrow\, and look for wildflowers and carnivorous plants\, until things warm up. We will carpool here\, as the gravel/dirt roads are usually fine for most vehicles but occasionally there are sandy places or wet spots in the road. \nTarget species (all formerly regular but now may be difficult) are Frosted Elfin\, Yucca Giant-Skipper\, Reversed Roadside-Skipper\, Dusky Roadside-Skipper. Other targets are Dusted Skipper\, Holly Azure. It might be slightly early for Little Metalmark\, which is regular by late April. We will have lunch in the field. There are no restrooms here (or in Croatan). The gate is “always” open in April but is closed from May to about Labor Day; this helps deter Venus Flytrap poaching. So\, yes\, we may well look for flytraps here\, but they won’t be in bloom. \nThere are many motels in Jacksonville\, which is a good midway point between these two trips. Of course\, people may want lodging the day before in the Morehead City or Havelock areas\, or the Wilmington area after Holly Shelter. \nAs stated previously\, Harry LeGrand will lead. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to Harry at the email address below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. Sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/fort-macon-sp-croatan-nf-holly-shelter-game-land-nc/
LOCATION:Fort Macon SP Coastal Education Center\, 34.6977\, -76.6787
CATEGORIES:CBS Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="Harry LeGrand":MAILTO:hlegrandjr@gmail.com
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