Sighting for November 5, 2016
Jim Egbert
Plantation Rd.Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Little Yellow 3
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gulf Fritillary abundant
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Monarch common
- Long-tailed Skipper common
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper common
- Whirlabout 2
- Ocola Skipper 5
New Sighting
Partly cloudy
High upper 70s
Low mid 50s
Winds were off shore early AM,and easterly by mid morning.
The mid morning wind built to 20 - 25mph,but we’re calm by sun set.
There was a heavy dew this morning.
One of the Monarhs sighted had been tagged;could not get close for a iPhone photo,and could locate again when I got my capture net;this was the 1st time to see a tagged Monarch.