Butterfly sightings for May 2007
May 1 2007 |
joan braune
Location: picnic point, madison
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May 1 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 1 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Bowers Creek Fishery Area
First of the year. |
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May 1 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Woodman, Millville and Wyalusing
I was shocked to find two Olympia Marbles at Woodman and Millville is really buzzing. The first DNR trail on HWY C west of HWY 133 that goes up to the mile high prairie was just full of butterflies. Two of the three Swallowtails were black females. |
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May 2 2007 |
Scott Monsma
Location: Madison, West side
The four were chasing each other above my garden and around the trees, usually staying within 1-2 feet of each other, and about 10-20 feet above ground. Ocassionally one or two would break off and land for a moment or two. |
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May 2 2007 |
Adrian M. Konell
Location: Lake Township
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May 3 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
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May 4 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: West Bloomfield Township
Henry's Elfins in the same spot as last year plus one additional individual across the road near cabin! |
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May 6 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Roche a Cri St. Pk.
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★ = New county photo record |
May 6 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Riley Lake Wildlife Area
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★ = New county photo record |
May 6 2007 |
Ann Thering and David Eide
Location: Mirror Lake State Park
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Cook Arboretum
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Lake Farm Park, 9 springs Eway, Madison,WI
Red adminrals commonly spotted. Saw 3 to 4 Mourning Cloaks along path at Lake Farm Park that goes through the woods on the west end of the park. |
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May 7 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Baxters Hollow
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Bowers Creek Fishery Area
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May 7 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Avoca West Side
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May 8 2007 |
Ilona Loser
Location: along Ice Age Trail (Lewis Street section - Cross Plains)
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May 8 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Roche a Cri St. Pk.
There they were. Tryed out our new digital SLR. |
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May 8 2007 |
Ann Thering and David Eide
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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May 8 2007 |
Ann Thering and David Eide
Location: Baxter's Hollow
The elfins were basking on the road. |
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May 8 2007 |
Royan Webb
Location: 9 Springs
Rather scruffy individual |
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May 8 2007 |
Scott Monsma
Location: Meadowood neighborhood, Madison WI
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May 8 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Plainfield TriCounty School Forest
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May 9 2007 |
Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 9 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
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May 9 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: UW -Madison Arboretum
A quick stop at the Arb. My first Pearl Crescents of the year. |
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May 9 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: My driveway
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 9 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Arena Boat Landing Area
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May 9 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR MUSCADA UNIT
The Grass Skippers are back! |
★ = New county photo record |
May 10 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Brockway township
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May 10 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie
Bird's foot violet and shooting stars are blooming. |
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May 10 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
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May 11 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 11 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Wyalusing State Park
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May 11 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: South of Coloma, Chafee Creek
First Gorgone Checkerspots of the year! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 12 2007 |
Jeff Belth
Location: Brockway Rd.
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May 12 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 12 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Riley Lake Bog
12 Boloria fritillaries and some unidentified duskywings.
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 12 2007 |
Rhonda Hansen
Location: Brockway- Across from Wazee
Monarch was fairly fresh |
★ = New county photo record |
May 13 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Brockway across from Wazee Park
45 minutes on the way home. |
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May 17 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Bauer-Brockway Barrens
Gorgone Checkerspots galore! |
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May 17 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Riley Lake Wildlife Area
Ice on the bog at 9:30! |
★ = New county photo record |
May 18 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Goose Island
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May 19 2007 |
Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association field trip: 12 participants
Location: Bauer-Brockway Barrens area
A very successful first ever field trip of SWBA. Gorgone Checkerspots were abundant with at least 5 mated pairs noted. Sun in the morning gave way to a short period of rain before the sun and butterflies were back. First Karners of the year! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 19 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Bauer-Brockway Barrens
More photos from the SWBA field trip |
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May 20 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Fifield Township
Wisconsin Frigga Fritillaries look somewhat different from illustrations in Glassberg and Kaufman. HW costal spot need not be solid white. Thin white crescent in middle of HW. Violet coloration on underside of HW is reduced. Photo is poor but shows the patterns. |
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May 21 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Found 1 Monarch egg on Common Milkweed. |
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May 21 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Hardscrabble SNA
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★ = New county photo record |
May 22 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: County Road PF
West of Prairie du Sac. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 22 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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★ = New county photo record |
May 22 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Avoca West Side
Also four Spangled Skimmers! |
★ = New county photo record |
May 23 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Nine Springs Eway, south of Madison
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May 23 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Lunch Creek Fishery Area, Highway 21
Stopped and checked for my first Pepper and Salt, Arctic, and Hobomok Skippers of the year. |
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May 23 2007 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Dorothy Carnes Park
Made a short visit to this park just west of Fort Atkinson. The crescents and Red-spotted Purple were puddling together on wet mud. Also many Dot-tailed Whitefaces and 26 Am. White Pelicans. |
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May 26 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Cloudy and cool with scattered rain. |
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May 26 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Cloudy and cool with scattered rain. |
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May 26 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Bauer Rd and Black River State Forest
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 26 2007 |
Joan Braune
Location: Owen Park
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May 27 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Muscada from DNR Pier to Lake Paffernath
Two Spangled Skimmers were also found on the hill by the DNR Pier. |
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May 27 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Bakens Pond Area
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 27 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Walking Iron
Also saw an eight-spotted forester. |
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May 27 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Lone Rock and Avoca west of Avoca Lake
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May 27 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Danbury Wildlife Area
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★ = New county photo record |
May 27 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area
Very windy, mostly cloudy, and temps in the low 60s. |
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May 28 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Wood County Wildlife Area west of Sandhill Wildlife Area
Cloudy and breezy with very brief periods of sunshine.
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 28 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Riley Lake Wildlife Area
I also saw Harris' Checkerspot or Baltimore Checkerspot caterpillars feeding on a nontypical hostplant for these species. I also saw four mated pairs of this robber fly and what I have always felt was my favorite Wisconsin wild flower, Gay-wings (Polygala paucifolia). |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 28 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Wood County Wildlife Area west of Sandhill Wildlife Area
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 28 2007 |
Lori Wucherer
Location: South Milwaukee (across from Grant Park)
Several red admirals lit on my lilac tree |
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May 30 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Hardscrabble SNA
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★ = New county photo record |
May 30 2007 |
joan braune
Location: Grady Tract/Greene Prairie
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May 30 2007 |
David Minett
Location: North Germantown
In a clearing in my wooded back yard. 1 would fly up, then land in exactly the same spot. He did this several times in the course of an hr. Another came by and then a chase would ensue. Very interesting |
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May 31 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR MUSCADA AND BLUE RIVER UNITS
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May 31 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 31 2007 |
David Drexler and Ann Edahl
Location: Bauer Brockway and Dike 13 area
Found two mating pairs of Karners! |
★ = New county photo record |
Both yesterday and today i saw the meadow fritillaries late in the afternoon.