Recent sightings

The Variegated Fritillary emerged from the chrysalis.

2:15 - 4:45 PM. Mostly hazy sun and breezy, in the mid 70s. All butterflies, except for the Cloudless Sulphurs, were found sitting on ground or on low vegetation.

1-3pm
mostly golden rod blooming, a few asters, knapweed, everlasting. Sleepy by the #21 Sustainability Tour sign.

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM. High clouds and some sun, 66-75 degrees. Except for pierids butterflies were quite inactive.

About 1 hour; Late afternoon; Sunny

late… 6pm

Sunny and breezy, warming to mid 70’s
10:30-2:00
Spotted Lantern Flies throughout the property, particularly at the parking lot where the hawkwatch occurs where they covered every surface in the hundreds.

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Sun, strong breeze, mid-70's. Mostly birding. On the late side for a Broad-wing at least in north Jersey.
[moderator]:Ties late date for Broad-winged Skipper in northern NJ. DeKorte is a great place to find it.

1:30pm-4:30pm, 64°F, sunny, breezy
Coppers were very fresh, most nectaring on remaining Knapweed. One sulfur was very orange, almost as orange as a Sleepy Orange.

11:30am-1:00pm, sunny, 63°F, some breeze

home on garden flowers

Went to DeKorte to see the Wood Sandpiper. Then spent 10-15 minutes to look for butterflies.

Sunny but cool. Observations made throughout the day beginning 12:30 PM. Also one Sulphur sp.

Two of the coppers were males. The sex of the third individual could not be determined. We also saw at least 12 Great Water Docks (Rumex orbiculatus) in the floodplain meadow. This is one of the native species of dock that is probably serving as the copper host plant. But the coppers could also be using the alien Curled Dock (R. crispus) that grows along the roadside. In the photo the tall greenish plants are the docks. The reddish plants are mostly spent Purple Loosestrifes.

Mostly birding.

actually cross the street… on a dormer

Late afternoon; Mixed sun & Clouds; About 70F; Occasionally windy.

11 AM - 1 PM. Cloudy with only intermittent sun, 65 degrees, NE breeze. Sulphurs, Fiery Skipper, and 2/3 of the Sachems were at Wagner Farm.

On Sussex- Morris County border just off Rt. 23.
Nothing on abundant Goldenrods and Asters. All were on weedy path, except Monarchs which were fly overs.
1:30-3 pm. Cool temps but mostly sunny.

1-4 PM; cloudy-bright, 75 degrees. Hairstreak was on the same goldenrod patch as usual. Female mantis is consuming a small prey item, caught while mating. Watched for over an hour, the male was still OK when I left.

5:20-6:00 hazy and mild. Goldenrod fields in full bloom.

2:50 - 3:30, Hazy sun, 70 degrees, breezy
Fields along the Appalachian Trail just east of NJ Route 94.

11:00 - 1:30, Hazy sun (smoke from western US wildfires), 70 degrees.
Both Bronze Coppers were pristine females apparently recently emerged 3rd brood.
Photos by Tom Halliwell.

Some of the late summer blooms are starting to fade. We did discover some Turtlehead in bloom upstream from an area where Baltimore Checkerspot were seen several years ago.

1-1:20 PM, at the Community Garden