Rick Borchelt

The three "b's": botany, birding, butterflies; nature writer; science public engagement

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Why SA’s leading lepidopterist keeps returning to the North Coast https://t.co/I7bcLXZNKW

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Nine new butterfly species discovered by scientists tackling taxonomic tangle - https://t.co/nMvkDICuBd

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https://t.co/wfHnfwXL4T Sheep deployed to help restore rare butterflies to a south Warwickshire railway line

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New azure butterfly species named in tribute to slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska https://t.co/n6hqg06keS

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Extreme summer weather could further endanger monarch butterflies, an at-risk species in Canada, researchers fear https://t.co/25RRrTElfL via @@Yahoo

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Following the Coronis Fritillary's journey from shrub steppe to alpine meadow in the Yakima area https://t.co/9zDBtnVZbf via @Yakima_Herald

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Study Finds High Pesticide Drift Into Wildflower Buffer Zones Near Crop Fields https://t.co/a3vjRzDUWA via @EntsocAmerica

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Mount Rainier butterfly researchers track climate change. What have they found? - https://t.co/sCli7g94gX #GoogleAlerts

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What a Massive Butterfly Count Reveals https://t.co/DOZLLv6BWr

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Experts stunned after record-breaking surge in rare butterfly sightings: 'None of us want summer 2025 to ever end' <https://t.co/2E2pyPF3q0>

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@carolynbeeler The name of the ship wrecked off Scotland is pronounced Hind with a long I, not with a short I as you pronounced it. Comes from the name of a female red deer. Rhymes with mind, not hint. https://t.co/ZtCvoXx1eH

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Why Has This Moth Turned Into a (Sometimes) Destructive Forest Pest? Likely a climate issue, but questions remain https://t.co/FQtFmjEiUT via @EntsocAmerica

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Forty new moth species from the Philippines previously unknown to science discovered in collection https://t.co/RZEeNbwGnj via @physorg_com

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I was all excited to see the monarch research at Disney. Unforunately, they can't tell the difference between Queen butterflies, Danaus gilippus, and Monarchs. The adults in hand are all Queens. https://t.co/zrYGJRVf0y #GoogleAlerts

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To Puddle or Not To Puddle: Review Highlights Unanswered Questions About Butterfly Behavior https://t.co/p3I2q73wdl via @EntsocAmerica

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New Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 2010-2021 https://t.co/ggPlJacddr

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@MatthewCappucci just sent to WAMU—Does nobody actually listen to your broadcasts before or when you air them? For the last three cycles Cappucci has been delivering the weekend forecast (snow, etc). And nobody at the station has noticed.

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Blue jays alerted me to this chill ratsnake making its way through my College Park MD yard this morning

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Elizabethtown College's David Bowne-- "We should be encouraged to see nature in our everyday lives and not travel to see natural landscapes.” https://t.co/Q9jV2iCUq0

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Four-toed Salamander flipped under a rotting log in a wet woods today in Anne Arundel Co MD.