Sighting for August 3, 2013
Karlo and Alison Mirth
Nellie Hill Preserve, Dover Plains
Dutchess County, NY
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 5
- Juniper Hairstreak 7
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Great Spangled Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Viceroy 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper common
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Dun Skipper 1
We went with the hopes of seeing Giant Swallowtails. We weren’t disappointed, but the real treat was seeing 7 Juniper Hairstreaks, 6 of which were nectaring on Queen Anne’s Lace.