Recent sightings

Today, I found 3 Common Buckeye caterpillars on the snapdragons which tolerate the cold we've been having. This caterpillar, after watching it feed a while has left and is on walkabout. I also had a moth caterpillar on another plant. Continuing are Black (2) and Spicebush Swallowtail (5) chrysalis. Sunny, 64 with winds 6 MPH.

[The black and spicebush swallowtail caterpillars give us 11 species "in action" on 11-26-19. Nine adult species and two seen as larvae (common buckeye active in both adult and caterpillar stages). jc]

[The snout gives us a 9th adult species for 11-26-19. Nice! jc]

[Eight species reported today, in the last week of November, from five different counties: CMY, CUM, SAL, GLO, and BUR. Cool to have! (Plus a black-chinned hummingbird.) jc]

2 Cloudless Sulphurs, 1 Question Mark, and a Black-chinnned Hummingbird

60 degrees and sun brought out an anglewing briefly.

Anglewings were all in flight. Red Admirals were all clustered along the section of the boardwalk with the tall pines where sunlight is dappled. A couple were sunning there on tree trunks.

About 60 degrees at 1:30pm

Surprisingly, the area where I saw the comma is loaded with mosquitoes. I ended up with more bites than bflys for the day. I saw autumn meadowhawks in 4 locations today.

Sunny, upper 50's. Dozens of Autumn Meadowhawks flying and mating.

At work today.

Sunny, beautiful and 58 degrees. Actually had an expectation of seeing more than this.

The total count of butterflies was outdone by the (4) Common Green Darner dragonflies seen.

Very chilly but partly sunny.

43 degrees air temperature at time of sighting (according to car thermometer)