October 2013 Sightings

female released

Swallowtail sp.: black in color; Orange Sulphur: nectaring on Goldenrod sp.; American Lady: a mint fresh one / nectaring on Goldenrod sp.; Monarch: heading southward along dune system

Eastern Tailed-Blue: a mated pair / both were rags!!; Monarch: moving southward

Black Swallowtail: female ovipositing; Question Mark: migrating north

Black Swallowtail: one a female; Orange Sulphur: both 'yellow form' females; Monarch: first one at 8:58 am; Fiery Skipper: one, a fairly fresh, female

during salt marsh plant inventory

Black Swallowtail: a well worn female; Gray Hairstreak: a pale rag; Question Mark: fresh 'Winter Forms'; Eastern Comma: fresh 'Winter Form' / my first record ever for this garden / have recorded 60 of the 63 butterfly species for this garden, now; Painted Lady: mint fresh; Monarch: most here all season for me; Fiery Skipper: a raggy male; Sachem: most, very worn; Zabulon Skipper: a raggy, territorial male

Sachem: All very faded males.

Common Checkered-Skipper: FOY for the yard

Monarch: moving southward

Bronze Copper: Have photos & seen two eggs

Black Swallowtail: all males; Cloudless Sulphur: tried taking more flight images - challenging; Monarch: first at 8:00 am; Fiery Skipper: 3 females

Eastern Tailed-Blue: all females egg laying on Clover species

Cloudless Sulphur: flying northward; Monarch: flying southward