Butterfly sighting
| May 25 |
Mike Reese, Jay Watson, Elizabeth Braatz, Judy Cardin, Robert Plamann
Location: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Cloudywing 
Northern Cloudywing 
'Karner' Melissa Blue 
Gorgone Checkerspot 
Common Nighthawk 
Monarch 
Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle 
Common Nighthawk |
★ = New county photo record |
The best finding was the Common Nighthawk nest. Jay flushed the nighthawk, it it did a broken wing display, and settled down in the grass away from the nest. Jay spotted the two eggs in the nest. We later flushed a different pair. Jay found the first Karner of the year. Photo of the Karner by Jay Watkins and the photos of the Northern Cloudywing were by Elizabeth Braatz.