Recent sightings

Low 50's and mostly overcast. Both bugs were seen around midday as I was working in the yard.

1 lonely Mourning Cloak, a handful of Green Darners, and 2 Meadowhawks.

This morning I cut down the red Canna stalks along the two sides of my berm in the back. I found well over 1 1/2 dozen spent chrysalises plus 6 chrysalises that look viable and 2 of them were moving on the leaf. I have brought them into the garage to see if them eclose. What a year for the Brazilian Skippers in my yard. Those chrysalises mean there were a whole lot more around than I originally thought. Just amazing. Also had a Red Admiral come say hello while I was working.

[Yes, an unprecedented phenomenon – thank your for your good work monitoring and documenting all the steps so we could share in the thrills. jc]

Not sure if my anglewing (see photo) is a Question Mark or an E. Comma. What do folks think? Has only a hint of the bar beyond the 3 spots that I look for to confirm Question Mark ID.

While walking along one of the wooded trails an Eastern Comma flew by me and landed in a bright and sunny spot in the leaf litter.

[Welcome to Robert Koch, our newest observer/participant. jc]

Mostly cloud, windy and 47 degrees. Flushed while birding today.

Incidental sightings while birding.

46 degrees, calm and sunny. Obs. made between 1:25 & 2:20. Also spent less than a half hour at the Nat'l Park dredge spoils but found no butterflies.

A lovely day with lots of sun, light breeze and a temperature approaching 60. CMP St Pk and nearby areas were loaded with butterflies (and passerines and predators) today. A few dozen butterflies flew by us that I could not positively identify and cannot list.