Presented 29 May 2009 at the 6th Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering in Lake Placid, NY. Showcases Vermont Center for Ecostudies' research on American Pipits, White Mountain Arctic, and White Mountain Fritillary on the Presidentials Range in New Hampshire.

1. Birds and Butterflies of the Alpine Pipits, Arctics, and Fritillaries on Mount Washington

4. American Pipit ( Anthus rubescens )

10. 2 nests 13 chicks 4 adults July 10-11 2 Nests 4 Adults 13 Chicks Banded Morphometrics Feathers Blood

11. Deuterium: Genetic Isolation Auk 2001

13. Blood Mercury Ecotoxicology 2005 Wolf Spider

15. Alpine Butterflies

16. Arctic Fritillary ( Boloria titania ) Melissa Arctic ( Oeneis melissa ) Two Unique Subspecies Kaufman 2006

17. White Mountain Arctic ( Oenis melissa semidea ) Allison Bell State Threatened

18. Two-year Life Cycle Host Plant: Bigelow’s Sedge ( Carex bigelowii )

19. Lek site Sedge lawn

22. White Mountain Fritillary ( Boloria titania montinus) State Endangered

26. Flight Periods WM Arctic WM Fritillary % Butterflies Observed Week 14 June 23 July 15 September

28. Large format poster on display at Appalachian Mountain Club and Randolph Mountain Club huts in the Presidential Range Education

29. Logistic and Financial Support: The Waterman Fund White Mountain National Forest Mount Washington Auto Road Appalachian Mountain Club