Sighting for September 19, 2017
Andy Birkey
Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Hennepin County, MN
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Painted Lady common
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 20
- Least Skipper 2
Surprising amount of diversity given how late it is in the season for Minnesota. Saw the first Gray Hairstreak I’ve seen in the state thus far, and Fiery Skippers are a first for this park… and the county, I believe.