June 2018 Sightings

3:30-4:15, sunny, 82°.

Sunny and low 80s in the afternoon. Good to see some skippers at last - nectaring on Catmint, Blue Stars (Amsonia), and Chives.

Butterfly activity in the yard still has been very slow. This time a worn female Falcate Orangetip came through the garden.

Short walk, 10:15-11:00
Hot, humid, mixed sun & clouds

10:30 to 11:45. Mostly sunny; ca. 80°.

12:45 to 2:00. Partly sunny; low 80s.

10:15am-5:30pm,80F, high clouds with some sprinkles
Unbelievable amount of Rubus in bloom all along the trail.
Missed Common Roadside-Skipper

1:30 to 2:30. Cloudy with intermittent and brief periods of sun.

Mostly cloudy with some sun - 2:45 - 3:30pm

1:15-2:00, sun and clouds, 68°.

10:30 to 1:00. Mostly cloudy and windy with intermittent sun; temps in upper 60s.

77 degrees and some wind with some clouds at times.
Very comfortable day

Obs. included Lacewing & many other species incl. dragonflies ID'd by others on site.

mostly cloudy and 65-67 degrees. 1:30 - 3:00

10:15 to 3:30. Mostly cloudy with periods of sun; temps in 60s.

Mid-60s & Cloudy
Very few butterflies, but
Indian Skipper was a big surprise

1:10-3:10 PM; sun and clouds then completely cloudy. About 70 degrees.

Spent roughly two hours here till around 3:50 p.m. A mix of sun and clouds with temp around 70

Mostly Cloudy and 73 degrees from 4:10 to 5:15 p.m. Sad to see the Eastern Red Cedars. I have two on my property here in South Jersey that look similar.

Cloudy and high 50's till about 11:15 when I found my first butterfly of the day. Watched an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail take flight only to be upstaged by this Bobcat. I have been fortunate enough to see two in three years along Old Mine Rd. Late in the day on my return trip I added another E.Tiger and two RSP's puddling in the shade.

This was our first sighting of a butterfly that was not a cabbage white ! We did have a fawn,baby rabbit, and a turkey visit.It was a good day!

Mostly cloudy, Temperature about 70
1:15 - 2:15

66 degrees, partly sunny from 11:40 to 1:35 p.m. Was only able to get a quick shot off on a Dusted Skipper. Cloudywings were numerous. I saw at least a dozen. Took only time to positively I.D. four of them. Surprising to me that Southerns outnumbered Northern. Other highlights here were Porcupine, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, and Black billed Cuckoo.

Gas pipeline ROW, 10:10 AM -12:10 PM, sunny, about 80 degrees. Little Rubus blooming, Dogbane just starting, milkweed needs another week or so. Best dogbane/milkweed uphill from the iron gate. Uppermost section solid mugwort. Plus 2 Azure sp. (large and pale, possibly Appalachian ?), 1 Duskywing sp.

Partly Cloudy and Warm

12:15pm-1:45pm, 83F, mostly sunny

10:15 to 12:45. Sunny; upper 70s to low 80s.