Page 62 - Volume 3 - Walks In The Black Range

During the summer, the Middle Percha is always a good locale for butterflies, like the Thorybes pylades, Northern Cloudywing, shown here, but the season extends well into the shoulder seasons.
Many species of flowering plant add to the enjoyment of this walk during the warmer months. And they, of course, attract many insect and bird species.
During November 2020, when we mapped this section of trail, the creek was dry - for all intents and purposes the monsoon did not occur during the previous summer. Normally, however, water is found in the Middle Percha. As anyone reading this knows, water is a great attractor of wildlife in this part of the world. Everything from the
smallest of insects, through the butterflies, to the larger mammals can be found along the stream edges in season.