Butterfly sighting
| Oct 24 2016 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: McKee Park, Fitchburg
Sachem 
Fiery Skipper |
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Butterfly sighting
| Oct 24 2016 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: McKee Park, Fitchburg
Sachem
Fiery Skipper |
Sunny, around 2:15, mid-50s. Sometimes things don't go as planned. I was planning to go to a couple of places in Monona and McFarland, but there was a huge accident on the eastbound Beltline, so I had to switch my strategy. Since I was near Fish Hatchery Road, I got off the Beltline and headed over to McKee Park. I know I was just there a few days ago, but I thought I'd see if there were still any sachems around. There were. I saw three. I also saw one fiery skipper burrowing in the grass in a different area, and one clouded sulphur. (My new challenge to myself: how many sachems total can I see in 2016? Since they're not here every year, I figured this would be a worthwhile project. I'll need to go back and count how many I've seen previously this year. Quite a few. There's still time for a few more this year, if I'm lucky.)