As a matter of curiosity, I wanted to make a request. I am wondering about the status of the Checkered Skippers that were found towards the end of the survey period. They were first found in 05, then refound in 07 more commonly and widespread. Seen again in 08. I haven't heard any reports since and as the sightings were end of August into Sept. it is soon time to look. I am just curious as to whether they have continued to move north, whether they are more common where they have been found previous, whether they are even still around. Look in alfalfa or straw fields. There is a creeping mallow I believe they use. Hay fields don't usually have this plant as it is biennial and gets chocked out by the grass in a hay field. It flies like a duskywing and appears grayish. It moves fast, aggressively chases anything and is difficult to get close to. I saw them in Tamarac NY a couple of years ago at a dairy farm. This isn't in VT but, is very close. The big thing was, there were a couple of fields that were crawling with them. This seems to be more than just a vagrant flying in. It would be nice to watch and document.a current northward expansion in progress.