Sighting for August 10, 2014
Henry Kindervatter
Horseshoe Bend Park
Hunterdon County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 8
- Clouded Sulphur 7
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 8
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Great Spangled Fritillary 12
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 39
- Peck's Skipper 17
Peck's Skipper, Spicebush Swallowtail
Great Spangled Fritillary
Peck's Skipper
I had some time free at the end of my vacation week and decided to go up to Horseshoe bend to check out various areas. Several meadows had been freshly mowed and that decreased the area to be covered. There was a 10-15 mph breeze most of the time and it was in the low 80’s, but there were a fair number of butterflies out and about. I spent 2½ hours in various fields shooting pictures and counting butterflies.