Butterfly sightings for June 2007
Jun 1 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 1 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Avoca LWR
Saw my first spangled skimmer...thanks to Todd Sima! |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 1 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Lunch Creek Fishery Area, Highway 21
The Giant Swallowtail was my third sighting of this species in Waushara County and first since the early 1990s. It was also my earliest by far! The Hobomok is a dark female that is called form pocohontas. I also sighted a couple Tiger Swallowtails but I couldn't tell the species. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 2 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: South of Coloma, Chafee Creek and Bohn Lake
There weren't very many butterflies at Bohn Lake, but there were a lot of dragonflies and they were landing on my hat and shoulders every time I stopped. I decided to try to set up my tripod and set the timer and see what kind of photo I could get. I was amazed to see that I had five Chalk-fronted Corporals on my hat, another one on my shoulder, and a Common Whitetail. |
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Jun 2 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 2 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
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Jun 3 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA
The Clouded Sulphurs were abundant and a Midland Clubtail took advantage of it. I also attached one photo from the 17-yr cicada trip to Lake Geneva. We had a great time. If you missed this trip, think about joining us on June 9th for another cicada field trip. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 3 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Green Bay, WI
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 4 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Cloudy with only very brief periods of sunshine. |
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Jun 5 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 5 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
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Jun 5 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: South of Tower Hill
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 6 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie
Stopped briefly early morning; very windy. My first great spangled of the year. |
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Jun 6 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Breezy today. Started out with lots of sun and then quickly clouded over for the rest of the day. Many of the Harris' Checkerspots were on wet sand. |
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Jun 6 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Various places in Adams County including Quincy Bluff
Also saw a duskywing |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 7 2007 |
Kathy Kirk
Location: southwest side of Madison
Two females laying eggs on pipevine, Aristolochia tomentosa. |
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Jun 8 2007 |
Ron Arnold, Mike Reese
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Sunny but very windy today. |
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Jun 8 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 8 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Avoca
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 8 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Necedah NWR
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 8 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
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Jun 8 2007 |
Ron Arnold, Mike Reese
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Sunny but very windy today. The Harris' Checkerspot that has more orange is the most common here. Only 3 of the ones seen today were of the darker form that is more common in the eastern United States. |
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Jun 9 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Also saw a duskywing, but it was too worn to identify. After seeing my first ever Common Ringlet in Wood County, I saw a second one on my property, about 2 miles from the first sighting. |
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Jun 9 2007 |
Mike Reese, Karl & Dorothy Legler, et al
Location: Beulah Bog State Natural Area
SWBA/Madison Audubon Society cicada field trip afternoon stop. 1 singing 17-yr cicada. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 9 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Necedah Refuge Area
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 9 2007 |
Dave Fallow
Location: Madison
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Jun 9 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
The Common Ringlet was the first I've seen in Wood County. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 10 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Near Lake Vuiex Desert
Another un-ided duskywing as well. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 10 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Germania Marsh
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 10 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog and wooded edges along cranberry reservoirs in the town of Cranmoor
The Brown Elfin was very worn. |
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Jun 10 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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Jun 10 2007 |
Eric Howe
Location: Lulu Lake SNA
Casual observations while out pulling garlic mustard in open woodlands adjacent to wetlands throughout the day. Also heard a dozen plus 17-year cicadas at various locations. |
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Jun 11 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Necedah Wildlife Refuge
Saw 15+ additional tiger swallowtails. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 11 2007 |
Micheal Woodmansee
Location: Town of Berlin
Location is an old school forest trail. Area is dense forest with pockets of sunlight - where most were soaring like eagles on warm air currents. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 11 2007 |
Dave Fallow
Location: Madison
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 11 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy LeglerSauk County We did our 50-stop Federal Breeding Bird Survey this morning. Healthy 17-year cicada chorus at 2 stops and a Little Yellow on the last stop. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 11 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Millville LWR Wildlife Area
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Jun 11 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Long Lake west of Washburn
Unusually high numbers of these two species in the northwoods so far this year. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 12 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Mostly in and around Crex Meadows and Governor Knowles State Forest
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 12 2007 |
Rose TOconto County 100's of butterflies on wild flowers and dirt roads. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 12 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Necedah NWR
The Dainty Sulphur was heading east at a pretty good clip and I was able to follow it for over 200 yards to get the photo. The Elfin was very worn but the arrowheads on the hindwing below, which are characteristic of the Eastern Pine Elfin, were still present. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 12 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: My house in Ashland
More evidence this species is unusually abundant this year... |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 12 2007 |
joan braune
Location: Cherokee Marsh
We also saw a horned clubtail dragonfly. |
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Jun 12 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Nine springs Eway, southest of Madison, & Fitchburg
Most of the sightings were at 9 springs eway, with 1 Tiger Swallowtail and a few whites in rural Fitchburg near Co Hys D & M. Also saw a couple blues, but unable to indentify and several dragonflies in 9 Springs area. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 14 2007 |
Ann Thering and Joan Braune
Location: Avoca LWR
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Jun 14 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Lake Mills Wildlife Area - Zeloski Marsh
Also saw a small black skipper that wouldn't stay still long enough for me to ID it. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 14 2007 |
Ann Thering and Joan Braune
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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Jun 14 2007 |
Micheal Woodmansee
Location: My House - just outside of Wausau
I have lived in the Wausau area for 11 years and this is the first Common Buckeye I have seen. I was painting my house and about fell off the ladder. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 14 2007 |
Dave Fallow
Location: Madison
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Jun 15 2007 |
Anthony Westkamper
Location: Waterford Rd.
Individual nearly perfect condition suspect it had just emerged. |
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Jun 15 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Bakken's Pond and Curson Slough
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Jun 15 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Hardscrabble SNA
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 16 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Roche-A-Cri State Park
The White Admiral flew over the observation deck at the top of Roche-A-Cri Mound. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 16 2007 |
Royan Webb
Location: Mud Lake Wildlife Refuge
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 16 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR AVOCA
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 17 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Penisula State Park
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Jun 17 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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Jun 17 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: The Ridges Sanctuary
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 17 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Toft Point State Natural Area
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Jun 17 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: South of Tower Hill
Note especially the snout with no snout photo. This was the first Snout that Todd had ever seen and it had no snout! What are the odds of that?
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 18 2007 |
Patricia S. Brooks
Location: Soldiers Grove
Notice how long the tails appear.
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 18 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Kohler-Andrae State Park
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 18 2007 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Nine Springs and Lake Farms, Madison
There were easily 100 Red Admirals in the boat ramp parking lot on Lake Waubesa alone, and many were dead on the pavement. There were enough at Nine Springs to be distracting while I was trying to watch dragonflies. |
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Jun 19 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Very windy. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 19 2007 |
Claude Schilling
Location: Willow River State Park
There were 20 or more near the falls mixed in with the Red Admirals. It was about 8:30 am. They were vere active, much more so than the Admirals, preventing any photographs. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 19 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Lake Farm Park, southeast of Madison,WI
The trails are full of red admirals. There is no way to estimate their exact number. They were even landing on me. |
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Jun 19 2007 |
Cathy Burrell
Location: Village of Paddock Lake
Seen fluttering around and landing on clover plants in the grass |
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Jun 20 2007 |
Nancy Miskulin
Location: Edgerton, on the Rock River
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Jun 20 2007 |
Dave Hanson
Location: Meridean, along the Chippewa River
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 20 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Red admirals on the road, on the sumac, etc. Hard to pick out the other species! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 20 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Buena Vista Marsh
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 20 2007 |
Dave Fallow
Location: Madison
Flowers being visited by butterflies included (especially) Common Milkweed, Canada Thistle and Indian Hemp. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 20 2007 |
lisa hartwig
Location: Willow River State Park
There were 1000s of these butterflies lining the multi-use trail of the state park. I have never seen so many at one time. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 20 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Intersection of Scott Lake Road (FR2183) and Experimental Road (FR2184)
Probably more Greenish Blues but I didn't even know what I was looking at until I studied my photos later. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 20 2007 |
Lynn Gnirk
Location: Our home in S. Eau Claire
At least 50 in one tree in our front yard. Several individuals are fluttering around our entire property. Lovely Sight! |
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Jun 21 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 21 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Thunder Lake State Wildlife Area
More Buckeyes... |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 21 2007 |
Gertrud Zoeller
Location: My backyard in Sussex
Left tail almost gone. |
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Jun 21 2007 |
Deborah Johnson-Peabody
Location: Stoughton
From the 21st through the 26th the blossoms of the 12 foot diameter hydrangia in my yard were covered with Red Admirals from late morning until almost dusk. They were so numerous that there were often two and sometimes three to a bloom. This happened in 2001 as well. It becomes a living shrub and is marvelous to see. |
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Jun 21 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Buena Vista Marsh
1st Regals of the year. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 22 2007 |
Amanda
Location: WPS Insurance
Took some pictures of these because they were all over the trees |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 22 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Brooks Bluff State Natural Area
Cloudy, 5-minutes of spotty sun. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 22 2007 |
Rhonda Hansen
Location: Burlington School Forest
My First Striped and Coral in Racine County! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 23 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 23 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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Jun 23 2007 |
David Drexler
Location: Lake Farm Park and Nine Springs E-way
Red Admirals everywhere! My first Buckeye, too, though before I could get a better shot it was chased off by... a red admiral. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 23 2007 |
B. Leja
Location: Cottage Grove
100's of Red Admirals on the blossoms of a tree in our backyard and sunning on the side of the house. |
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Jun 23 2007 |
David Drexler
Location: UW Arboretum, Grady tract
Numerous Red Admirals at the Arb as well, but not in the same crazy numbers. Photo is of a Mourning Cloak, Question Mark, and Red Admiral competing for a patch of prime sap--first time I've managed three species in the same frame. |
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Jun 23 2007 |
Kathy Esser
Location: Madison (East Side)
Numerous in backyard |
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Jun 23 2007 |
Dave Fallow
Location: Madison
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 23 2007 |
Todd Sima and Mike Reese
Location: Hardscrabble Prairie, State Natural Area
Photos are of the same male Byssus Skipper. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 23 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Lake Tomahawk - Kemp Station
American Lady was previously reported. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 23 2007 |
Todd Sima and Mike Reese
Location: Avoca Wildlife Area
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 23 2007 |
Jack & Linda Pace
Location: Numerous back roads near Rio & Otsego
Our count of 100 is likely an underestimation. Sighting of the Red Admirals have been prolific over the past 3 days along Hwy 60 and Cty Hwy C. |
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Jun 24 2007 |
Kevin M. Koch
Location: Berlin,3 mi S
We have had Red Admirals in our garden and around our pond for days now, more than I have ever seen!! |
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Jun 24 2007 |
Royan Webb
Location: Horicon Marsh Auto Tour
Red Admirals were everywhere!
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 24 2007 |
joan braune and tod highsmith
Location: cherokee marsh
The red admirals were incredible - probably at least 1,000! They were all over the road, the paths, the flowers. |
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Jun 24 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Nine Springs Eway & West Beltline Hwy.
Most of the sightings are at 9 springs, however, I saw a pair of banded hairstreaks outside my balcony window in the trees. When one landed on a maple leaf, I got out the binoculars to identify it. |
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Jun 24 2007 |
J. Ross
Location: All rural roads and backyard garden
100+ is probably a conservative estimate. They seemed to be covering the road, and I felt bad that I was probably hitting a lot of them with my car. They seem very friendly as well. I've had a number of them land right on me while working in my garden at home. |
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Jun 24 2007 |
Jack & Linda Pace
Location: Hwy BB, near Deerfield
Literally 2,000 plus Red Admirals seen, flying, landing on roadways and trails. Incredible to see so many at one time. |
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Jun 24 2007 |
Curt Rogers
Location: North shore of Lake Como
Outbreak! Sighted at least 50 on east facing white picket fence and the trees behind early in the morning. |
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Jun 24 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Dewey Heights Prairie SNA
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 24 2007 |
Sharon Morgan
Location: In the backyard flower beds...next to the house
He stayed for quite a while. I got a lot of pictures and then he closed his wings and he didn't even look like the same butterfly. I think he was going for the oriole nectar. |
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Jun 25 2007 |
Kristina Taylor-Brand
Location: 17th Avenue Between Main and Oregon
Amazing view, we have never seen so many in one area. I have noticed one living in my fern this last week when watering. Never thought I would see such a sight! |
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Jun 25 2007 |
Helen Arens
Location: East of Hwy 83 and Hwy 59 1 mile on north side of road
The gravel driveway is covered with the red admirals. Seems to coincide with the blooming of the Canadian thistle that we are trying to control in our prairie area. There were hundreds around the farm tractor doing work in the field. |
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Jun 25 2007 |
David Drexler
Location: Lakeshore forest preserve, UW Madison
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 25 2007 |
Rhonda Hansen
Location: Richard Bong SNA Hwy BB North Entrance
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 26 2007 |
Jill O'Neill
Location: south park and 18th
hundreds of these in the trees |
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Jun 26 2007 |
Becky Sorenson
Location: 10th Avenue in Winneconne
My husband and I see them all over the yard. They like the garage and our rocks by our small pond. They like to sit on the flowers and in the mulch below them. |
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Jun 26 2007 |
mike helf
Location: 1248 lake breeze rd oshkosh wi
They're all over. The chihuahua I rescued from the animal shelter is amazed. |
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Jun 26 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Allen Creek - Karow Property
Very hot and lots of deer flies! Also photographed an unknown skipper. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 27 2007 |
Karen Garrison
Location: Half way between Omro and Oshkosh on Highway K
The past two days I have seen 20-50 butterflies in my driveway, on the garage and house, and in trees. What a fabulous sight to see!! |
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Jun 27 2007 |
Sheryl Kraft
Location: in our yard
Our first sighting was in the the morning in our front yard. We had another sighting later in the afternoon in our backyard. We have been pleased to notice a greater variety of butterflies last year and this year. |
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Jun 27 2007 |
Claude Schilling
Location: Phoenix Park & Altoona garden
Single sightings on three different days 27th, 28th, & 30th |
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Jun 28 2007 |
Mike Reese, Tom Underwood
Location: Puchyan Prairie SNA
I had never seen this species in June but expected that they would be flying since this is an early year for most species. |
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Jun 28 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Western Dane County - Private Land
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 28 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR MILLVILLE
Mike told me to check areas that had Junipers for the Juniper Hairstreak so I decided to check a new area. Well, I walked right into 5 Rattlesnakes. A first for me. When I heard the rattle and looked down they put the fear into me! |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 28 2007 |
Karla Sharp
Location: Stoughton
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Jun 29 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Fitchburg, Co. Hys. D & M
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Jun 29 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Hogback Prairie SNA
16 male Crossline Skippers, 1 female. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 29 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Intersection of Scott Lake Road (FR2183) and Experimental Road (FR2184)
Not a complete list. Greenish Blue was quite worn. |
★ = New county photo record |
Jun 29 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: East shore of Rainbow Flowage
Not a complete list. All the American Ladies were extremely fresh. Variegated Frit was very worn. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 29 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Rock Island State Park
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 29 2007 |
Terry Leasa
Location: Eldorado Marsh
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Jun 29 2007 |
Terry Leasa
Location: Eldorado Marsh
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 30 2007 |
NABA count, 12 observers
Location: NABA Riveredge Nature Center count
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 30 2007 |
Kyle Johnson
Location: 2 tamarack/spruce bogs E of Wausau
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Jun 30 2007 |
David Drexler
Location: Cherokee Marsh
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★ = New county photo record |
Jun 30 2007 |
joan braune
Location: Faville Grove and Zeloski Marsh
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Both Brown Elfins were very worn.