June 2022 Sightings

10:30 to 3:00. Sunny early, cloudy late; temps in 70s.

[moderator]:: Fiery Skipper is very early–approximagely 1 month earlier than the earliest date in the state.

Late morning 45-minute walk with ZuZu along a dirt/ gravel woods road that borders a wetland. Our first Appalachian Browns and Summer Azure of the year. Most of the butterflies were on the road. Habitat looks good for Harvester.

Partly sunny in afternoon, low 70s
Observations made while weeding in garden.

1:20-3:40 PM, sun/clouds, 85F. Butterflies continue sparse here. Three Peck's were nectaring on Slender Blue Flag.

10:15-11:15 cloudy and upper 60s
A short walk with ZuZu from Goodale Road to the stone barn.

Leaderless walks - 10 participants. Sunny in the 70's

3:15 - 3:45. Sunny, in the 70s. Butterflies were around the extensive Wild Geranium patches here.

4:15 - 6:00. Sunny, in the 70s. Also three Woodcocks which suddenly flew up from the roadside, where they had been concealed.

10:00 to 12:30. Mostly sunny with temps. in the 70s.

Mid to late afternoon. More ovipositing in the garden the past few days. Both Spicebush Swallowtail (Spicebush) and Tiger Swallowtail (Ash and Tulip Poplar) on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the storms/rain. This afternoon I was following around a female Wild Indigo Duskywing. She laid dozens of eggs on various groups of Crown Vetch. That has always been the preferred host in my garden.

Two Hummingbird Clearwing Moths were also observed.

12:40-3:50 Sunny and 80's. This was my first time at High Point and first time viewing the Pepper and Salt skippers. What an amazing and beautiful species! I walked a short stretch of Sawmill Rd. south of the lake - one Pepper and Salt and 2 Hobomoks were close to the parking lot and 1 of each was a bit further down. All the skippers were feeding on the Wild Geranium flowers which were blooming along the entire stretch of the road.

12:15-2:00, sunny, upper 70s. Lake Occquitunk area and Camp Olympia.

NJ Audubon Trip

Sunny in the 80's

9-11 AM, sun, high 70's. Later walked open part of White Oak Trail and did not find a single butterfly. Red Admiral small but not so much as previous sighting. Few nectar sources blooming.

11:00-12:00, sunny, mid-70s. Rt. 615 dead-end in Layton.

Mixed sun and clouds, mid-60s 10:40-2:00
Some quick stops at Thunder Mountain Road at Peter's Valley, Fish & Game Road at Flatbrook WMA, and Lake Ashroe in Stokes SF. Not much action in general but Lake Ashroe merits more visits. The Timber Rattlesnake saved the day.

11:00 to 2:30. Mostly sunny; temps in low 70s. Good variety; not so good numbers.

8:15 am to 1:10 pm. Partly sunny and cool to start then sunny and pleasant. Temps in mid-70s. Beautiful day. Also 4 duskywing sp.

Late Morning, Sunny, Warm

10 am until 2 pm, sunny and 70's temps

Photos: Peck's Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper, Least Skipper, Great Spangled Fritillary, Question Mark

11-2pm
Azure was very pale not sure if Blk Cohosh was present.

1:45 to 4 pm. Sunny with temps in the mid-70s.

10:00-12:15, cloudless skies, upper 60’s, light breeze
No appreciable nectar sources, milkweed and dogbane just
coming into bud.
Looks like 3 years of maintenance in the gas line right of way is finally over.

915-1030am
no bottle brush found, new boardwalk, trail modification.
Golden-backed Snipe Fly abundant. FOS hairstreak.

Late Morning, Sunny, Warm

A 10 minute trip around 3:00, sunny, 80's