September 2009 Sightings
Brian Johnson, David and Will Kerling
Peek Preserve
Cumberland County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 100 plus!
- Leonard's Skipper 1
- Sachem dozens and dozens
Will Kerling
Rte. 9 to downtown Avalon
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 5
- Sachem 3
Sandra Keller
My garden in Barrington.
Camden County, NJ
- Peck's Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Monarch 3
Stephen Mason
Stockon A&S circle
Atlantic County, NJ
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Sachem 1
Mike Logan
Manumuskin Preserve
Cumberland County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Least Skipper 4
- Leonard's Skipper 2
- Sachem 8
Sandra Keller
My garden in Barrington. My tiny garden.
Camden County, NJ
Nectaring on everything. Sedum, mountain mint, zinias, mexican sunflower, etc.
- Sachem 26
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- American Lady 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Sachem 9
David Lord and Will Kerling
Swainton / Goshen Road
Cape May County, NJ
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Pat Sutton
Sutton's GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Red-spotted Purple: on dish of gooey fruit; Hackberry Emperor: on dish of gooey fruit
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Hackberry Emperor 2
Will Kerling
Avalon turnoff to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Sachem: 206 plus on a row of sedums / fairly easy to count because most very still nectaring / cooperating with each other
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Sachem 209
Mike Logan
Peaslee WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Monarch 1
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Sachem 15
David Lord and Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
- Sachem 2
- Gray Hairstreak 9
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Least Skipper 6
- Leonard's Skipper 2
- Sachem 20
- Dun Skipper 1
David Lord and Will Kerling
Rte. 47 to Mannumuskin
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Black Swallowtail 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 8
Will Kerling
Rte. 9 to downtown Avalon
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
CMCH to Avalon turnoff via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on sedum; Lady sp.: educated guess - Painted Lady / quick fly by; Common Buckeye: nectaring on sedum; Sachem: sitting on a long row of sedums while the clouds covered the sun; Zabulon Skipper: males
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Lady sp. 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Sachem 200 to 250
Stephen Mason
Katie's yard, Marlton
Burlington County, NJ
Spicebush Swallowtail: laying eggs on multiple leaves of Sassafras; Sachem: mostly males, at one point 4 chased off a RT Hummingbird
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Crossline Skipper 2
- Sachem 10
Will Kerling
Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
'Summer' Spring Azure: by the front door; Zabulon Skipper: a male
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 8
Will Kerling
Siegtown Road
Cape May County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Sachem 6
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Jamie Cromartie
Villas Wildlife Management Area, aka Ponderlodge
Cape May County, NJ
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Will Kerling
TNC - Lizard Tail
Cape May County, NJ
Question Mark: one landed on my stomach; American Lady: fresh; Common Wood-Nymph: rag; Fiery Skipper: a fresh male; Crossline Skipper: females
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Question Mark 2
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 6
- Viceroy 7
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Swarthy Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 8
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Crossline Skipper 2
- Sachem 233 plus
- Dun Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on silver lace vine; Red-spotted Purple: both on banana & watermelon; Hackberry Emperor: on banana & watermelon; Silver-spotted Skipper: worn; Zabulon Skipper: worn male
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 6
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Monarch 7
- Sachem 2
Stephen Mason
yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
- Sachem 4
Will Kerling
Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on Eupatorium species; Little Glassywing: nectaring on Butterfly Bush
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 7
- Cabbage White 10
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 12
- Zabulon Skipper 18
- Least Skipper 9
- Crossline Skipper 3
- Little Glassywing 1
- Sachem a few hundred
Spicebush Swallowtail: rag; Leonard's Skipper: fresh; Sachem: a nice mix of females and males