What months of the year are included in Spring Seasonal and Fall Seasonal counts?
Seasonal counts may be held for locations in the United States and Mexico. Owing to the shorter flight season, all Canadian counts, regardless of date, are considered to be July 1st counts. For any one United States count circle, three counts can be submitted to the NABA Butterfly Count Program in one calendar year. First, there can be one Spring Seasonal Count, which would be conducted on one day (24-hour period starting at midnight) during the time period of January 1 through May 31. The 4th of July butterfly count season extends from June 1 through July 31. Fall Seasonal Counts may be conducted from August 1st through December 31st. For any one Mexican count circle, three counts can be submitted to the NABA Butterfly Count Program in one calendar year. First, there can be one Spring Seasonal Count, which would be conducted on one day during the time period of January 1through August 14. The 16th of September butterfly counts are held from August 15 through October 15. Fall Seasonal
