May 2019 Sightings
Tom Halliwell
Allamuchy Mt. SP: top of large rock outcrop adjacent to the Sussex Branch Trail S of Cranberry Lake
Sussex County, NJ
- Brown Elfin 1
Michael Newlon
Great Swamp NWR, Orange Trail
Morris County, NJ
2-3:30 PM, high 70's, sunny. Trail still deep in mud and water. Plus one Duskywing sp that never stopped. Seems early for Horace's but no spots on underwing.
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 3
- Horace's Duskywing 1
Horace's Duskywing
Horace's Duskywing
John J. Collins
Charles Rogers Wildlife Refuge
Mercer County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 1
Tom Halliwell
Kittatinny Valley SP
Sussex County, NJ
10:00–2:00. Mostly sunny and warm (ca. 80° high). Nice variety but poor numbers. I think the Monarch (nectaring on Dandelion) was my earliest in NW NJ.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 8
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 5
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Joe Burgiel & Marge Barrett
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Sussex County, NJ
Sunny, Warm,11:20 - 11:40 AM
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Red Admiral 1
Anita & Keith Richmond
Backyard garden, Hillsborough Twp.
Somerset County, NJ
Mid day, 70 degrees and sunny
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve, Frelinghuysen Twp.
Warren County, NJ
2:30-3:20, mostly cloudy, 77.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Eastern Pine Elfin 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 6
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Meadow Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 2
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Meadow Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
Brian Carruthers
High Point State Park
Sussex County, NJ
After 2 days of rain the weather warmed up to 69.8f/21c by 2-20pm, sighted by the small bridge at 41.258467, -74.705942 Montague Township NJ, USA
(camera settings still on Irish time +5hr)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Marge Barrett & Joe Burgiel
Whittingham WMA
Sussex County, NJ
Quick stops at each of the two west-border parking lots.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Jenny Jump State Forest
Warren County, NJ
NABA Field Trip. 10:00-1:00, cloudy (until we quit for lunch!), mid-60s. 7 participants braved the poor butterfly conditions, mostly settling for a very nice botany walk. Also found a Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalis on Spicebush.
- Spring Azure 4
Jim Springer
Warren backyard
Somerset County, NJ
Drizzle in the morning and overcast unitil the sun came out around 3pm when there was a little activity.
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Sussex Branch Trail (north end), Byram Twp.
Sussex County, NJ
2:30-3:45, sun and clouds, around 70º. Conditions greatly improved over the AM, so we were surprised at the lack of butterflies.
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- American Lady 1
Michael Newlon & Tom Halliwell
Jenny Jump State Forest
Warren County, NJ
Went back up the ridge after lunch, when sun came out for about an hour. None of the Orangetips even stopped.
- Falcate Orangetip 3
John J. Collins
Raritan Greenway
Somerset County, NJ
- Cabbage White 4
- Eastern Comma 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Mike Lee and C Wyluda
Garret Mountain Park, Woodland Park
Passaic County, NJ
7am-2pm
more sun today after rain previous day….
51f in AM warming to 75f by PM
- Cabbage White 3
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- American Lady 5
- Red Admiral 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red Admiral 1
Marge Barrett & Joe Burgiel
Willowwood Arboretum
Morris County, NJ
AM. Mostly sunny. Cool. Very few butterflies.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Red Admiral 1
John J. Collins
Hyper Humus
Sussex County, NJ
Leaderless walks, 12 participants. Cloudy at outset then mostly sunny towards noon.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Eastern Comma 3
- American Lady 3
- Red Admiral 1
Marge Barrett & Joe Burgiel
Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve
Warren County, NJ
12:00 - 12:55PM, Sunny, Mid 60s
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 8
- Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 5
- American Lady 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Dave DeSarno
Rutgers Ecological Preserve
Middlesex County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 2
Eastern Comma
Eastern Comma
Eastern Comma
Eastern Comma
David Benvent
Weequahic Park
Essex County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- Painted Lady 1
Ahmet Baytas & Jim Springer
Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Passaic County, NJ
9:30am-4:30pm, cloudy going over to full sun, 60˚F-71˚F, Brown Eflins were in most of the openings on top of ridges–mostly fresh.
Common Buckeye was nice so early at this site. Falcate Orangetip were mostly males.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Falcate Orangetip 13
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Brown Elfin 50
- Juniper Hairstreak 4
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 19
- Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Mourning Cloak 4
- American Lady 8
- Red Admiral 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 8
- Cobweb Skipper 3
Brown Elfin
Common Buckeye
Cobweb Skipper
Mike Lee
Garret Mountain Reservation, Woodland Park, NJ
Passaic County, NJ
11am- 3pm
65f sunny and slight wind
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 3
- Red Admiral 1
Black Swallowtail
David DeSarno
Sandy Hook
Monmouth County, NJ
Lots of American and Painted Ladies around flowering trees near the fishing beach.
- American Copper 8
- American Lady c
- Painted Lady c
Ken Witkowski
Wallkill River NWR - Dagmar Dale Trail
Sussex County, NJ
Perfect spring day - mostly sunny 70 degrees
1pm to 2:15pm
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Falcate Orangetip 6
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Eastern Comma 2
- American Lady 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Given that it was overcast, the temperature was in the low 50s, and it was breezy, I was surprised when this flushed from an extensive blueberry/huckleberry patch on this bald-like outcrop. No other butterflies seen in 2+ hours.