Sighting for April 18, 2016
Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom
Kakiat Park - abutting Harriman State Park
Rockland County, NY
- Cabbage White 4
- Falcate Orangetip 15+
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 4
- Compton Tortoiseshell 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 4
Falcate Orangetip
Gray Hairstreak
Compton Tortoiseshell
Juvenal's Duskywing
Hike up from Ramapo river to high ridge in Harriman SP. Temp. to 80F., low humidity. About 3-4 hrs. of looking. A good find was Compton Tortoiseshell, in a traditional area for it; the individual seen was going for sap in a big wild black cherry tree. 2 Gray Hairstreaks were a modest surprise. Flora still in early spring stages.