Sighting for September 3, 2013

Henry Halama

Amagansett
Suffolk County, NY

During my stay in Amagansett from 9/ 3 to 9/10 I observed the following butterflies on Eastern South Fork: Only one Monarch was migrating along the Beach and 2 additional were observed nectaring. The highlight were 4 Shearwaters quite close to the beach.

  • Black Swallowtail
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
  • Cabbage White
  • Clouded Sulphur
  • Orange Sulphur
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • American Copper
  • Red-banded Hairstreak
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure
  • Pearl Crescent
  • American Lady
  • Monarch
  • Silver-spotted Skipper
  • Swarthy Skipper
  • Least Skipper
  • Peck's Skipper
  • Tawny-edged Skipper
  • Long Dash
  • Sachem
  • Zabulon Skipper