Sighting for August 2, 2012
NABA Miami Field Trip
Kendalwood Park andTropical Park
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 6
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Cassius Blue 8
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Julia Heliconian 6
- Zebra Heliconian 26
- White Peacock 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 6
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Baracoa Skipper 3
Hot, sunny afternoon with one quickly passing heavy downpour. Kendalwood Park is a small neighborhood park with a remnant of hardwood hammock and an overgrown butterfly garden. Tropical Park is a large recreational park with a small protected area that is pine rockland, adjacent to a constructed lake. The pineland interior is accessible and edges provide weedy nectar plants. Observers: Mickey Wheeler, Elane Nuehring