November 2022 Sightings

Stopped here while biking. 1 of frits was the size of a pearl crescent.

Most of the bflys in the yard today were startlingly fresh. How long will they be around?

Wow, what a day for November. 64 degrees, winds switched from NNW to NE by mid day. Sunny, observations made between 9am-2pm. I was continually impressed by the amount of things around that I thought for sure I wouldn’t see again for the rest of the season. Clouded was along New England rd in farmland on right side before reaching Higbee.

[Yes, a delightful mix to see…and long-tailed closing in our latest date ever (Nov 9 in 2017 and 2020).
A good full day of surveying! jc]

Mostly the same gang as yesterday, but with these two additions. The RBHS was rockin' for the Phils.

Sunny and warm. Question Mark seen on woodland trail. Sachems continue to be abundant.

I believe these are the same individuals that have been here a few days. This morning, while I was watching one ragged American Lady, she kept snuggling down into the tall grasses and staying a few minutes, then coming up and repeating. She was laying eggs on the newly growing rosettes of Sweet Everlasting! Buckeyes were both nectaring on Spotted Bee Balm.

My camera isn't able to focus close enough to get sharp shot of the eggs.

[Very cool observation! Good work. jc]

We likely saw a tailess Long-tailed sk, but lost it when the black swallowtail arrived. The dorsal view of one of the ladies did not show white dots (photo).

2:30-3:30 pm. 69 degrees. Only the fritillary was worn.

Both males.

Lunch time walk–64 degrees cloudy but then sun.

Sunny, 64 degrees, winds ENE at 6mph. 10:17 am. A November tiger along the MMP census route today.

[An extraordinarily late tiger. Our previous latest-ever date for the species was set 9 years ago – Oct 15, 2013. This one is more than two weeks later. jc]

This Cloudless S. spent some time this morning going back and forth to the still-blooming geraniums.

My wife Pat and I went down to the park for lunch this afternoon. Marigolds in the community food bank garden & in front of the Ann Whittall house attracted a few butterflies on this gorgeous November day. Obs. from around 1-1:45, part sun and mid 70's.

Sightings from 4-4:30 on a warm breezy day. The sachems were on Aromatic aster and Showy aster, Found 3 black swallowtail cats on Golden Alexander. The Fritillary was very faded.

Probably the same Fiery I've been seeing in the same planting for several days along with 10-12 Sachems.

Sunny, breezy, 77 degrees. Fiery Skippers - 3 males & 2 females.

Extremely warm sunny day for November, late morning. Many skippers here, but all looked like Sachem to me.

1-2:30 pm, 77 degrees and sunny. I thought I would see more butterflies.

Sulphurs were in a group on the south dike, likely more than 10.

The Am ladys were individuals, on south dike, one near gull pond, and were both quick flybys.

[Welcome to Grant Price making his first report to our South Jersey Butterfly Project. jc]

Incidental sightings while hiking in the morning. Mostly cloudy but very warm with the temperature in the upper 70s. Anglewing sp. was either a Question Mark or E. Comma.

11 am, 69 degrees, cloudy and still, the common buckeye flew up and landed again among the wonderful mosaic of fallen leaves. The very slow in-out movement of wings at rest let me maintain sight.

Temp in mid-70s; sunny. Still some flowers here, including ones planted for cutting but never harvested (zinnias, globe amaranth, etc.). All butterflies worn, except one distant sulphur that went un-ID'd – very bright, lemony yellow w/no orange, presumably a Clouded. One male/one fem for both Sachem & Fiery skips.

[Interesting that, thanks to Robert K and three observers in CMY, we have fiery skippers reported at both ends of our area, in BUR as well as CMY, on Nov 7. Our all-time latest date for this increasing species is Dec 5. jc]

Sunny, 75 degrees, around 10:30am