Sighting for November 12, 2022
Harvey Tomlinson
Cape May Point. Mag Plant, Gardens along the streets, and private field ( with permission )
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- American Lady 9
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 32
- Monarch 15
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Sachem 19
Gray Hairstreak
Clouded Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Ocola Skipper
Stray of the day…Ocola Skipper. Buckeyes kicked Butt-erfly @ 32. Sachems surged to 19. Monarchs managed 15. Clouded Sulphurs w/4 just to confuse the issue. And a gonzo crazy Gray Hairstreak !
[An impressively diverse list for near mid-November: fourteen species including two within ten days of our latest-ever dates – gray hairstreak (11-19-16) and ocola skipper (11-18-21). jc]