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Maine Black fly "movies"

"Movie" for years 1997-2002, courtesy Michael Parks. Requires Windows Media Player or other software that reads a .wmv file. (Under "Connecting..." menu click on "Play in Default Player".) It proceeds in straight chronological order, day, month, year. This emphasizes annual change.
Another movie. This work, by Christopher Corey, runs through the maps for 1997-2002 in strict date order, irrespective of year, so you can see an average of seasonal change. I.e., May 2, 2000 is followed immediately by May 4, 1999, then May 5, 1998, etc. It runs directly in the web page. Click the individual month buttons and wait a couple of seconds.

1996
May: 5-7-96 | 5-14-96 | 5-21-96 | 5-28-96
June: 6-4-96 | 6-11-96 | 6-18-96 | 6-25-96

1997
May: 5-6-97 | 5-13-97 | 5-20-97 | 5-27-97
June: 6-3-97 | 6-10-97 | 6-17-97 | 6-24/7-1/97
July: 7-8-97 | 7-15-97 |

1998
May: 5-5-98 | 5-12-98 | 5-19-98 | 5-26-98
June: 6-2-98 | 6-9-98 | 6-16-98 | 6-23-98
July: 7-7/14-98

1999
May: 5-4-99 | 5-11-99 | 5-18-99 | 5-25-99
June 6-1-99 | 6-8-99 | 6-15-99 | 6-22-99 | 6-29-99

2000
May: 5-2-00 | 5-9-00 | 5-16-00 | 5-23-00 | 5-30-00
June: 6-6-00 | 6-13-00 | 6-20-00 | 6-27-00
July: 7-4-00 | 7-11-00

2001
May: 5-8-01 | 5-15-01 | 5-22-01 | 5-29-0
June: 6-5-01 | 6-12-01 | 6-19-01 | 6-26-01
July: 7-3-01

2002
May: 5-7-02 | 5-14-02 | 5-21/28-02
June: 6-4-02 | 6-11-02 | 6-18/25/02
July:   7-9-02 | 7-16-02

2003
May:   5-6-03 | 5-13-03 | 5-20-03 | 5-27-03
June:   6-3-03 | 6-10-03 | 6-17-03 | 6-24-03
July,:   7-1-03 | 7-8-03

2004
May:   5-18-04 | 5-25-04
June: 6-8-04 | 6-15-04 | 6-22-04 | 6-29-04
July:   7-6-04 | 7-13-04

2005
May:   5-10-05 | 5-17-05 | 5-24/31-05
June: 6-7-05 | 6-14/21-05 | 6-28-05
July 5, 2005: 7-5-05 | 7-12-05

2006
May: 5-9/16-2006 | 5-23-06 | 5-30-06
June: 6-6-06 | 6-27-06

2007
May: 05-07
June/July combined

2008