Sign up for Rhode Island's annual NABA Butterfly Count! At this event, butterfly enthusiasts identify and count all the butterflies they can in a single day. Results help us learn more about butterfly ecology in our state; see our 2012 Butterfly Report. Beginners and experts alike are welcome to join one of our naturalist-led teams for $6/Audubon member and $8/non-member. See list of sites and dates below. Come prepared with water, snacks, sun/tick protection and good shoes for the trail! Check our out Butterfly ID Slideshow and some of the resource links in the lower left sidebar if you want to get a refresher or a head start on butterfly identification.

If you are a confident butterflier and would like to survey on your own, you can participate for $3 for each count date you participate in. You will need instructions for the count, the map of survey areas, and a butterfly count checklist. You will also need to contact July Lewis at butterfly@asri.org to confirm your site.
ALL NATURALIST-LED TEAMS MEET at 10 AM and survey until 12 or 12:30 pm except for the Newman Refuge team, which surveys until 2 PM.

Saturday, June 29 (East Bay counts)
Naturalist-led teams:
Audubon Environmental Education Center, Bristol. Led by July Lewis. Register here.
Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge, Warren. Led by Lisa Maloney. Register here.
Nockum Hill, George St., Barrington. Led by Joe Koger. Register here.

Saturday, July 13 (West Bay counts)
Naturalist-led teams:
Powder Mill Ledges, Smithfield. Led by Kim Calcagno. Register here.
Fisherville Brook, Exeter. Led by Laura Carberry. Register here.
Trustom Pond, South Kingstown. Led by July Lewis. Register here.
Newman Farm, Smithfield/Glocester. MEET AT POWDER MILL LEDGES. Led by Eugenia Marks. Register here.

To register for any of these teams please click on the registration links above, or call 401-949-5454 and dial 0 for the receptionist. If you are surveying on your own, please contact July Lewis at butterfly@asri.org to arrange a site and get all the details you need to participate.

Happy Butterflying!

July Lewis