Recent sightings

8:45-11:30. Most of the butterflies were along the Lyndhurst Nature Reserve trail.

2:30 - 3:00. Sunny

Front gardens and white trail. Afternoon sporadic sightings. Sunny and beautiful.

12:00 to 4:00. Sunny; temps in upper 60s. A few of the Buckeyes were very fresh and heavily rose colored on the HW below.

I was excited to see my first Pipevine Swallowtail today near the greenhouse. Lots of aster and goldenrod in the fields.

7:30-9:30 am.

Observations made during the afternoon from time to time.
Ocola Skippers seem to have finally arrived at the higher elevations of NW Jersey.

9:35-11:15
60-67, cool start to the day with heavy dew
lots of action on goldenrods
Azures were very fresh indicating a late partial brood emergence this year. The Ocola was nearly pristine but the Zabulon was barely recognizable.

Sunny, temperature in mid 60s. Cabbage Whites & Sulpurs undercounted because of the large number of white, female Sulphurs.

Sunny w temp in mid 60s.
Cabbage Whites & Sulphurs undercounted because of the large number of white female Sulphurs.

1:15 - 2:15. Overcast.

A female Sachem observed nectaring on Brazilian Verbena is species number 50 for our yard in 2019. The 9 Painted Ladies is a high count for the yard.

3:00pm-4:30pm, sunny, 85˚F

10:50am-1:30pm, sunny, 82˚F, new site for Sleepy Orange

Sunny, 10:30 - 11:30 There were so many grass skippers that I could not get an accurate count or identify them all. I was watching inside the Community Garden, primarily in two plots that are planted entirely of flowers.

Surveyed the usual fields at the old Decker Ferry site as well as the nearby fields at the old Rosenkrans Ferry site. This site is accessed via a paved drive off of Old Mine Road that is about 1000 feet north of the parking area for the Decker Ferry fields. The sign at the driveway entrance states that this is private but it is a actually part of the Delaware River National Recreation Area. The Meadow Fritillaries were observed at the Rosenkrans site (new location for this species) nectaring on goldenrod between the cemetery and the house. No Leonard's Skippers despite the many acres of host plant (Little Bluestem grass). Problem may be a lack of suitable nectar plants (thistles and knapweed).

9:30 to 12:00. Sunny, temps in 70s.

12:45-1:50pm

Only looks blue when sun hits it right. Only saw one and tough to get a clear snapshot.

8:45-11:15. Partly sunny turning to overcast. The White Admiral was in the grove of White Pines on Perrine Road.

Cadoo Road, Montague Twp. 12:45-1:30. Sunny. The old airstrip meadow is becoming badly overgrown with Common Mugwort. We were looking here for Leonard's Skipper but no luck, even though a few thistles were in flower. QMs and Hackberry Emps. were on the road itself.

6:40 pm, almost dark, cloudy and wet
new butterfly on an old swamp milkweed plant

1:15 pm, warm, sun and clouds
fritillaries fighting
zinnias

Mostly on Butterfly Bush. Monarchs migrating.
9AM-noon. Sunny then bright overcast.

Buckeye fluttering around my butterfly bush. September 11, 2019 about 1:30 pm.

3:00pm -4:40pm, sunny, 82˚F
Searching for Harvesters and woolly aphids with no success. Most butterflies were found in the fields at the end of the day.

1:15pm-2:30pm, sunny, 83˚F searching for Harvesters and woolly aphids but none were to be found.

Quick Visit - 3:00-3:30
Hot and Humid

Limited parking where orange trail crosses
Travel east on trail to cross the Beaver Brook into overgrown fields
Very warm and full sun - 85 degrees
1:30-2:20pm

Late afternoon, sunny and warm

Wanders had 39 Leonard's here 9/3. I saw just 1 today (a probable 2ond one). Knapweed 80% dried up. The abundant Little Bluestem and Knapweed nectar source supports a good population of this beautiful skipper.
1:00-2:30. Bright sun 80's.

2-3:30pm -partially sunny and warm
Fields adjacent to lot#2, very active
Strong dragonfly presence
Upper fields west of lot#2 unavailable due to county cross country meet

1 pm, warm and humid
zinnias

Partly cloudy but decent activity. Large fields of thoroughwort and goldenrod blooming.

2 male Pipevines & a female. All fresh second brood. Maybe from Caterpillars I had in July. Males chasing and nectaring, female hovering around pipevine. A great show.
Cloudless Sulfur first ever in yard just zipped thru.

10:30 to 2:30. More clouds than sun; temps in 70s.

Completed our survey that was curtailed on the 8th due to poor weather and ZuZu getting overheated.

11:45 AM - 2 PM. Sunny, some clouds, 80 F. Big fields at Stahl had been mowed, but some thistle and goldenrod around parking lot. Much goldenrod in River Road fields. Most butterflies on Grass-leaved goldenrod. Sulphurs very fresh. Four white-form sulphur sp..

Leaderless Walks - 3 participants. Hiked to south pond at Liberty Loop Trail and back. Cloudy with sun occasionally.