September 2014 Sightings

Red-spotted Purple: while driving out of driveway–appeared to be 'tasting' leaves on our wild cherry tree high up; Monarch: roosted in garden; Monarch: most late stage, one in "J" on short metal fence in front garden

Red-spotted Purple: nectaring on Lilac sap

Spicebush Swallowtail: a rag female; Fiery Skipper: a female; Zabulon Skipper: males

Giant Swallowtail: very worn

Peck's Skipper: On the Sedum; Sachem: All worn - about equal males and females. All were on the Sedum.

Monarch: conservative number -Roost of 22 plus several smaller groupings, 2 mating pairs plus others still nectaring on Tropical Milweed when I arrived home from work; Monarch: 3 on Tropical Milkweed and 1 on Swamp Milkweed; Sachem: Nectaring Lantana, Salvia, Mexican Sunflower

Gray Hairstreak: on Peppermint; Sachem: on Sedum

on Zinnias

Cabbage White: Abundant goldenrod and other nectar plants in heavily overgrown areas near/under power lines.; Sachem: Actual count with dial counter used. They were all over the goldenrod

Gray Hairstreak: on Sedum

Orange Sulphur: on Star Thistle; Gray Hairstreak: on Pearly Everlasting; Variegated Fritillary: a female on Star Thistle; Tawny-edged Skipper: a female on Thistle sp.; Sachem: on Star Thistle

Gray Hairstreak: on Sedum; Sachem: mostly on Sedum

Cabbage White: includes a mated pair; Orange Sulphur: all fresh ones; Silver-spotted Skipper: on Red Clover; Aaron's Skipper: on Red Clover

Eastern Tailed-Blue: a male

Checkered White: including a pair mating; Cabbage White: conservative count; Eastern Tailed-Blue: fresh

Cabbage White: includes a mated pair; Cloudless Sulphur: FOY in my yard; Red-banded Hairstreak: fairly fresh; Monarch: high for the year; Zabulon Skipper: all males

Sachem: conservative count walked 2 trails

Cabbage White: most in the vegetable plots; Eastern Tailed-Blue: lespedeza in field; Pearl Crescent: around small white asters; Common Checkered-Skipper: flying in the garden plots and on white clover; Sachem: late in the day obs.; most on zinnias, marigolds

Gray Hairstreak: on Sedum, Goldenrod sp.and Eupatorium; Pearl Crescent: a female; American Lady: on Sedum and Aster flowers; Least Skipper: on Aster flowers and Mistflower; Tawny-edged Skipper: both females on Sedum; Little Glassywing: a very worn female; Zabulon Skipper: 1 real raggy and pale female and 1 male on territory; Aaron's Skipper: on Mistflower