October 2011 Sightings

apparently freshly emerged

Fiery Skipper: a female

Black Swallowtail: Cats were on Fennel.; Fiery Skipper: 3 females

Fiery Skipper: 2 females; Sachem: a worn female

Black Swallowtail: all on queen anne's lace

Question Mark: fresh, basking in early morning sun; Eastern Comma: fresh on fruit dish; Painted Lady: fresh on buddleia, zinnia, lantana, goldenrod, & Montauk daisy. Have images. Was flying first at temps of 59 deg.F; Red Admiral: on fruit dish; Horace's Duskywing: male; Tawny-edged Skipper: female on buddleia; Sachem: 2 males, 1 female

Monarch: Monarchs were moving into Cape May Area all day long.

Fiery Skipper: a male

Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on a Goldenrod sp.; American Lady: nectaring on a Goldenrod sp.

Eastern Tailed-Blue: a male; Fiery Skipper: a male

Cabbage White: Community garden area; Orange Sulphur: field; American Copper: fresh, field; Red-banded Hairstreak: fresh, field; Variegated Fritillary: fresh, field; Common Buckeye: field; Monarch: most on goldenrod in field; Sachem: Community garden area

Painted Lady: same individual obs. yesterday

in swirling migration flight, until sun disappeared

some actually flying in 55 degree weather!

Eastern Tailed-Blue: saw hidden early in the morning; Monarch: chilly and cloudy weather / Monarch flew across an entire football field heading south.

Variegated Fritillary: fresh; Fiery Skipper: a male

Sulphur sp.: white form

It was nice to see them this morning. Most were at East Point. Heading south down the road.