August 2016 Sightings

Cloudy all day, but warm and humid after heavy rain the day before. The Black Swallowtail was an exceptionally small female raised from a caterpillar and released today.

Mostly cloudy all day, 70s.

Mostly overcast, from 12-1:30.

I have not seen any woolly aphids yet. Normally they should be visible by early July. I hope they are there somewhere.

2-2:30. Overcast. Only looked at garden and area near pond. Constructing new parking lot and preparing house for painting so noisy!

12-2:00. Beautiful day. Included pair of mating Monarchs

9:15am-10:30am. very little nectar sources

Finally I saw a cluster of aphids today.

10:40-12:10, sunny, 75-80. Includes roadside butterflies from the Flatbrook bridge to the parking area, as well as the trail and fields.

10:45am-12:00pm, main fields cut and baled probably last month

9:30 - 1:15, 80 Degrees, Mostly Sunny

3:45-4:30, sunny, 80.

NABA Conribution to Friends of Stokes SF Silent Auction
with help from Marge Barrett

1:00pm-3:30pm

NABA lead trip for Chester Garden Club

Many Monarch eggs on milkweed at edge of meadow next to parking lot.

Sunny 80 degrees

11:00-12:45, sunny, 80.
Our best Monarch count of the year by far.

The gardens near the parking area, and around the visitors' center.

10:00-12:00. Sunny, 75-80. Upland and wetland meadows with Wild Bergamot and NY Ironweed.

Skippers very fresh