What Should You Bring to Count Butterflies?
- $3.00 count fee (proceeds got to NABA)
- Binoculars (close focus of less than 6ft. is best)
- Long pants (for walking thru tall grass and briars)
- Sunblock and Wide-brimmed hat (for sun protection)
- Plenty of water (one bottle of water is not enough)
- Snacks (butterfly counting can make you hungry)
- Butterfly Field Guide (If you have one)
- TN Valley NABA Butterfly Count Checklist (click on the link for a copy you can download and print)
- You do not have to be an expert and Everyone is welcome!
Spring Seasonal Counts:
Date: Saturday, April 20: Tennessee River Gorge, TN
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Signal Mountain Food City
703 Signal Mountain Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Meet in the parking lot, back left corner, near the railroad tracks. We will caravan from there to different areas within the count circle.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, April 27: Soddy-Daisy, TN
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Daisy United Methodist
9508 Dayton Pike
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
Meet in the church parking lot.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, May 4: Lookout Mountain, GA
Time: 9:30 am
Location: International Towing and Recovery Museum
3315 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Meet in the parking lot.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Summer Seasonal Counts:
Date: Friday, June 7: Tennessee River Gorge, TN
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Signal Mountain Food City
703 Signal Mountain Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Meet in the parking lot, back left corner, near the railroad tracks. We will caravan from there to different areas within the count circle.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, June 15: Soddy-Daisy, TN
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Daisy United Methodist
9508 Dayton Pike
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
Meet in the church parking lot.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, June 22: Lookout Mountain, GA
Time: 9:30 am
Location: International Towing and Recovery Museum
3315 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Meet in the parking lot.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, July 13: Stevenson, AL
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Stevenson City Park
280 City Park Road
Stevenson, AL 35772
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Fall Seasonal Counts:
Date: Friday, August 2: Tennessee River Gorge, TN
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Signal Mountain Food City
703 Signal Mountain Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Meet in the parking lot, back left corner, near the railroad tracks. We will caravan from there to different areas within the count circle.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, August 10: Soddy-Daisy, TN
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Daisy United Methodist
9508 Dayton Pike
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
Meet in the church parking lot.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248
Date: Saturday, August 24: Lookout Mountain, GA
Time: 9:30 am
Location: International Towing and Recovery Museum
3315 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Meet in the parking lot.
Contact Information: Bill Haley (423) 326-9248