Sighting for July 15, 2019
Henry Kindervatter
Mercer Meadow, Pole Farm
Mercer County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 24
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 20
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 4
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 7
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 4
- Viceroy 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Monarch 25
- Silver-spotted Skipper 21
- Horace's Duskywing 2
Monarch
Viceroy
Painted Lady
I arrived at 11:30 am and stayed until 2:15 pm. It was hot (86-90º F) and sunny. Entering across from Blackwell Mills Road, I looped around the wooded area toward Federal City Road following the cut paths. Shortly after arriving, I observed a fly-by of a Cloudless sulphur and decided to count the butterflies seen today, as that is a very rare sighting for me in this area. The variety of butterflies out today was amazing for this part of the park! Not only that, but I observed 25 Monarchs (including three mating pairs) and a second Cloudless sulphur on this trip.