Sighting for June 21, 2017
David L. Amadio
Eastern Neck NWR
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 67
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
- Spicebush Swallowtail 10
- Cabbage White 14
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 11
- Coral Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 10
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 19
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 6
- American Snout 5
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 8
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 5
- Red Admiral 5
- Common Buckeye 12
- Tawny Emperor 1
- Appalachian Brown 4
- Little Wood-Satyr 4
- Monarch 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 40
- Horace's Duskywing 8
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Delaware Skipper 10
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 80
- Dun Skipper 1
Observations made from 9-5:25 p.m. Part sun most of the day with high temp just over 80 degrees. Abundant Common Milkweed. Buttonbush blooming earlier than usual, with mostly bee activity.