Sighting for August 15, 2017
Andy Birkey
Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Hennepin County, MN
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White common
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Monarch common
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper common
- Peck's Skipper 8
- Sachem 2
Funereal Duskywing is new for me, and apparently for Minnesota. The closest record I can find is from central and southern Wisconsin. Hazy sunshine, wet trails, calm wind, and highs in the mid-70s. Two stops today. One from 11-noon, and again from 4-5pm.