Recent sightings

Yard butterflies.

35 degrees and sunny. Near the vegetable gardens.

Late season, but a beautiful day to enjoy butterflies still.

(10-181) Results following a slight cold front bringing the morning temps down to the lower 50s. More Monarchs than a week ago, all feeding on sleepy morning flowers.

This visit was a hopeful sign. This spring I saw only about 3 of them, rather than as many as 30 or 40 a day. Maybe they’re coming back.

Mostly cloudy, 82 degrees, no wind.

80 degrees and sunny after Hurricane-Tropical Storm Ian came through with 2 inches of rain and wind gusts up to 45 mph for two days.

(17-567). Warm and sunny. Few Monarchs migrating through, but lots of others to see.

Last day of warm weather: 70 degrees, steady breeze, 1:00 - 2:15

Painted lady was a nice surprise, I haven’t seen one of these for at least the last two butterfly seasons if not longer. Perhaps pushed up this way from the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole the last two days? Sachem had not been noticed at this site for several visits over several weeks. Most of the buckeyes seen were puny, but fresh. The smallest was about the size of a snout butterfly, several others were not much bigger than that.

Totals include 1 cabbage and 1 sulphur seen on Bay Parkway before entrance to Field 4 parking.

Lights out for leps after today: Daytime temperatures are not forecast to exceed low 50s for the next 1-2 weeks at least.

Unusually warm day for the area. Temps were in the upper 60s. Butterfly spent a lot of time walking along crushed stone path. Maybe laying eggs?

Temp about 67 F. Sunny; partly cloudy. All butterflies seen were either on Lakefront pansies or at the construction staging site south of the lake.

Monarch seen in heavy rain at noon today attempting to what appeared to be roost, but few leaves are left on trees here.

Sunny, temps in low 60s, ca. 1-2:20 PM
goldenrod still blooming. Less diversity than a few days ago.

One very small fresh American Lady, not seen at prior visit.

The only viable nectar source here is Tithonia, quite a few other varieties are still in bloom but ignored.

I was not keeping a list. Posting a few pictures, since it seems no one else has.