Sighting for March 11, 2023
John and Nancy Crosby
Tabby Oaks, Shellman Bluff, GA 31331
McIntosh County, GA
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 18
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Henry's Elfin 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Little Metalmark 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 7
- Gemmed Satyr 8
- Carolina Satyr 60
- Little Wood-Satyr 10
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
Henry's Elfin
Palamedes Swallowtail
Carolina Satyr
Southern Pearly-eye
Gemmed Satyr
Common Buckeye
Little Wood-Satyr
Carolina Satyr
Little Metalmark
Cloudless Sulphur
Red-banded Hairstreak
Zabulon Skipper
Clouded Skipper
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Juvenal's Duskywing
Whirlabout
We checked the thistle and other wildflowers on a newly cleared lot on Captain’s Cove Road where we found the Buckeye, Whirlabout and Salt Marsh Skipper before hiking into Tabby Oaks. The high today was 73 after 1/2 inch of rain yesterday.