Recent sightings

Mostly sunny, 60 degrees.

Sunny. 78-82 degrees. Afternoon. Saw 41 species. Not bad for mid-winter. (Others saw additional species!) Highlight was the rare Rio Grande Valley specialty, the Isabella Heliconian. The Mexican Yellow was in the darker winter-season coloration. Great fun! Glad we visited the National Butterfly Center today!

Mostly cloudy, windy, a high of 60 degrees today. FOY butterfly.

79 degrees and sunny. We found 23 species. (Also an Orange flew through (either a Sleepy or a Tailed) for the 24th species. A noticeable decline after several cold days.

Hour and a half. 73 degrees and sunny. We found 19 species. (An Orange also zipped through (Sleepy or Tailed) for a total of 20 species.)

Mostly sunny. 9:45am - 10:15am. With Leigh Williams and Ellen Hudson.

8:38am - 11:20am. Sunny and warm. With Leigh Williams and Ellen Hudson.

My lifer Atalas!

Partly Cloudy and warm. 12:10pm - 3:55pm. We pulled into the check in station and when we opened our doors the Hayhurst’s Scallopwing flew into the car. I was able to coax it to perch on my finger so we could photograph it. We then released it back into the grassy area it flew in from. With Leigh Williams and Ellen Hudson.

9:55-10:35. My lifer Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreak.

Overcast with temperatures in the mid 60s.

12:30pm-2:00pm

Sipping our winter flowers

This Pipevine Swallowtail was in a lichen covered valley oak. A second was also I the same tree higher up, bright green as well. Normally, this is a very abundant species. This spring and summer numbers were fairly low.

Sunny, temp around 61 degrees.