April 2017 Sightings
John J. Collins
Duke Island Park, Bridgewater
Somerset County, NJ
- Eastern Comma 1
Fred Pfeifer
Mountainside Park Pequannock
Morris County, NJ
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Joe Burgiel & Marge Barrett
Swartswood State Park
Sussex County, NJ
- Eastern Comma 1
Jane Hurwitz
Bernardsville
Somerset County, NJ
A Comma or Question Mark, I could not tell which one. Basked briefly on a gravel path.
Anita & Keith Richmond
Colonial Park, Franklin Twp.
Somerset County, NJ
Nectaring on just budding weeping cherry tree
- Eastern Comma 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Stokes State Forest (former camp on Struble Rd.)
Sussex County, NJ
- Eastern Comma 1
Marcus Gray
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County, NJ
North end of town flying between a residential yard and the downtown business district.
- Cabbage White 1
John J. Collins
1st Ave. & Prospect St., Raritan Borough
Somerset County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 4
- Eastern Comma 5
Spring Azure
John J. Collins
Spruce Run Reservoir
Hunterdon County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Eastern Comma 1
Carol and Michael Newlon
Great Swamp NWR - Old Meyersville Rd/Orange Trail
Morris County, NJ
2:45-4:15 PM. 3/4 Azures "lucia" form, the other not seen well.
- Spring Azure 4
- Mourning Cloak 1
Fred Pfeifer
Mountainside Park Pequannock
Morris County, NJ
- Gray Hairstreak 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Hardwick Twp. (Paulinskill Rd.)
Warren County, NJ
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Fredon Twp. (roadside)
Sussex County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Anita & Keith Richmond
Hillsborough, neighbor's front yard
Somerset County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
Jim Springer
Warren backyard
Somerset County, NJ
- Eastern Comma 1
Joe Burgiel & Marge Barrett
Sussex Branch Trail - Waterloo Road end
Sussex County, NJ
Early PM. Sunny day.
- Eastern Comma 3
Sharon & Wade Wander
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Sussex County, NJ
- Spring Azure 1
Joe Burgiel & Marge Barrett
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Sussex County, NJ
On the Road up to Mount Nebo
- Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
C Wyluda
Brandon Farms tennis courts, Hopewell Twp, NJ
Mercer County, NJ
- Eastern Comma 1
Ahmet Baytas
Mountainside Park
Morris County, NJ
11-12:30. Low 60s.
[Moderator's note: 1st report this year of Falcate Orangetip in northern NJ]
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Mourning Cloak 1
Falcate Orangetip
Gray Hairstreak
- Cabbage White 2
- Cabbage White 9
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cabbage White 7
Sharon & Wade Wander
DWGNRA--Crater Lake Road
Sussex County, NJ
2PM-3:45PM. Sunny, 65 degrees.
Hoping for Brown Elfins but no luck. All of the Cloaks were basking on Crater Lake Road itself.
- Mourning Cloak 7
Fred Pfeifer
West Paterson
Passaic County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Denise Farrell
Sandy Hook
Monmouth County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- American Copper 2
- American Lady 4
American Lady
American Copper
Marcus Gray
Middle Valley
Morris County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Cabbage White 1
Carol and Michael Newlon
Great Swamp NWR - Old Meyersville Rd/Orange Trail
Morris County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 11
About 1PM