Sighting for October 21, 2017
Beth Polvino
North Cape May ~ my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Question Mark 6
- Eastern Comma 2
- American Lady 15
- Painted Lady common
- Red Admiral 6
- Common Buckeye 28
- Monarch abundant
- Fiery Skipper 17
- Sachem common
- Ocola Skipper 3
Monarch
Monarch
Another wonderful day here 70’s, winds 5-7 MPH. Counted 67 Monarch’s in the AM with more arriving. 2PM another Monarch count, stopped at 87 and there were many more. I have great video of between 3-4 dozen Monarch’s nectaring on Tropical Milkweed. Roosts in the evening on most of the Red Canna blossoms in the front side yard and some in the back yard Cherry tree. I did teaching throughout the afternoon when groups of people stopped by and asked about the butterflies. Some of them here for 2 hrs. Did not see the Long-tailed Skipper but not really able to look well though he had been out and seen easily 10/20.