Butterflies

Forsythe Veg and Insects

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Part two of our visit to Forsythe on May 14.

Phlox (Polominiceae), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023
Flower Fly (Allograpta obliqua) on Hawkweed (Hieracium), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023
Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023
European paper wasp (Polistes dominula), E. B. Forsythe 5/14/2023

Butterflies in the Pine Barrens

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Marc and I went with the Linnaean Society of NY led by Rick Cech to look for butterflies in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey Pine Barrens – Wikipedia and about Pine barrens – Wikipedia) of New Jersey on April 23, 2023. Rick Cech is the author of Butterflies of the East Coast… I of 8 posts.

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Holly Azure (Celastrina idella), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023
Grasshopper (Caelifera), Upper Lake Reserve, Woodbine, NJ 4/23/2023

Central and West Maui

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Scenes along the coast of Maui. This is a continuation of our drive on day three. Some of the drive was a little hairy – no Armco next to drop-offs down to the sea. The scenery is spectacular. There were lots of tourists at the Nakalele Blowhole.

I saw the same butterflies I see in the US: Monarchs, Painted Ladies, Orange and Yellow Sulphur’s, and little Blues.

Pu’u Koa’e, Maui 11/15/2022
Pu’u Koa’e, Maui 11/15/2022
Pu’u Koa’e, Maui 11/15/2022
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Pu’u Koa’e, Maui 11/15/2022
Olivine Pools, Maui 11/15/2022
Olivine Pools, Maui 11/15/2022
Olivine Pools, Maui 11/15/2022
Olivine Pools, Maui 11/15/2022
Ohai Trail, Maui 11/15/2022
Nakalele Blowhole, Maui 11/15/2022
Nakalele Blowhole, Maui 11/15/2022
Nakalele Blowhole, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022
Honokohau Bay, Maui 11/15/2022

Jamaica Bay Shorebird Fest

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The 17th Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay took place on August 13, 2022. It was nice to see many old friends at there. The weather couldn’t have been better. Not too hot and with a brisk breeze at the East Pond to drive away the mosquitos.

17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Lloyd and Sherry at 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Sherry at 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), and Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), and Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Silver-Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina), 17th Shorebird Fest, Jamaica Bay 8/13/2022

Willowwood Details

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More images from Willowwood Arboretum.

Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Bamboo Brook, NJ 6/29/2022
Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Bamboo Brook, NJ 6/29/2022
Common Wood-nymph (Carcyonis pegala), Bamboo Brook, NJ 6/29/2022
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022
Virginia raspberry (Rubus odoratus), Willowwood Arboretum, NJ 6/29/2022

Ward Pound Ridge Butterflies

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On June 4, 2022 we went with members of Linnaean Society of NY and the NYC Butterfly club led by Rick Cech to observe butterflies at Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester, NY. I got some help identifying these by some of the experts in the group but it is more than likely that I misidentified a few. Skippers are such a challenge!

The rest will be in the post after next.

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Hoary Edge (Archalarus lyciades), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) on clover, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne barrisii), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Long Dash (Polites mystic) on Iris, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Long Dash (Polites mystic) on Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Hobomok Skipper pocahontas (Poanes hobomok), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis bianna) on Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica),Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Long Dash (Polites mystic), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022

Pine Barrens Lepidoptera

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On Sunday, April 24, we covered a lot of southern New Jersey, from Atlantic to Cape May Counties, with Rick Ceck (author of Butterflies of the East Coast) and some members of the Linnaean Society of NY. I tried my best to identify these. Any corrections are welcome.

Two more posts to follow about the Pine Barrens trip.

Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Atlantic Holly Azure (Celastrina idella), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus),Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius),Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022

Green-Wood Fauna

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A few of the birds we saw at the cemetery. 4th post.

  • American Redstart Warbler (Setophaga ruticilla), Green-Wood Cenmetery, Brooklyn 9/16/2021
  • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9/16/2021
  • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Long Dash (Polites mystic) Skipper, Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Clouded Sulphur (Colius philodice), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021
  • Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Green-Wood Cemetery 9/16/2021