Tweets,

Given the interest in the dragonfly thread I thought some Tweeters might
find this website and newsletter about other flying creatures of interest.

Mike

>To: "Butterfly WebSite Newsletter" <butterfly at mgfx.com>
>Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:09:56 +0000
>Subject: Butterfly WebSite Newsletter
>Reply-to: butterfly at mgfx.com
>Priority: normal
>
> Butterfly WebSite Newsletter #9
> August 27, 1996
>
> The Butterfly WebSite at http://mgfx.com/butterfly/
>would like to tell you about the following:
>
>NOTE: SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY SEMINARS -
> SEPT 7 IN HARTFORD, CT
> OCT 12 IN PACIFIC GROVE, CA
> OCT 26 IN TAMPA, FL
>
>1. The Butterfly WebSite is celebrating its
>first birthday in Pacific Grove, CA on Oct 12!!!
>We've invited several million monarch butterflies
>to revisit their overwintering grounds. Join us
>to watch a town go bonkers over butterflies. We'll
>have an informal get-together on Friday evening,
>a SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY seminar
>on Saturday, and a tour of monarch
>habitats and other points of interest on Sunday.
>If you can stay until Monday (Columbus Day) you
>can view the wonderful butterfly parade. The
>number of available places is strictly limited.
>
>2. EXCITING NEW CONTEST FOR TEACHERS
>AND STUDENTS: is your class doing a butterfly project?
>Send a description of what you're doing. We'll give a
>FREE WEBSITE to your class where you can write about
>your project, show us photos or drawings, and
>release your class's creative urges. We are
>always searching for drawings and writing by kids.
>First prize will be a Butterfly Garden Kit with 30
>Painted Lady butterfly larvae, enough for your
>entire class!
>
>3. Welcome to the MARYLAND BUTTERFLY SOCIETY
>and SOCIETAT CATALONA DE LEPIDOPTEROLOGIA of Barcelona,
>Spain. These fine organizations have established
>home pages on our website. We extend this no-cost
>offer to butterfly clubs and organizations of any
>size, anywhere in the world. Contact the webmaster
>at butterfly at mgfx.com, or call 215-643-4084.
>
>4. By popular demand, we are making available
>the notes that we distribute during our "Spread
>Your Wings and Fly" Seminars. The cost is $65.
>The full amount can later be credited against
>attendance at any seminar. To order, call
>215-643-4084 or fax 215-643-3342.
>
>5. We've received some wonderful contributions
>to our new "Discoveries and Recollections." Please
>share those moments with us and your fellow nature
>lovers around the world. We are constantly searching
>for contributors to this and to our "World Watch"
>section.
>
>6. We are in the process of adding two new
>sponsors to our website:
> Berkshire Biologicals provides a wide range
>of biological supplies for classroom use, including
>painted lday butterflies in various stages;
> MCS of Miama, FL, and importer of live pupae
>from Costa Rica.
> *******
> Jack and Pam Mikula, WebMasters
> Rick Mikula, Lepidopterist
> Neil Weininger, Graphics Designer
>
>
Mike Waller
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens
5500 Phinney Avenue N.
Seattle, Washington 98103
Ph:(206)684-4057
Fax:(206)684-4817
e-mail: mwaller at wolfenet.com