Butterfly sightings for August 2007
Aug 1 2007 |
Mike Kirch
Location: Lion's Den Gorge Property
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 1 2007 |
Kim Karow
Location: Allen Creek wetlands south of Fort Atkinson
Saw my first Giant Swallowtail. Amazing! |
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Aug 1 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: UW -Madison Arboretum
The Fiery Skippers were nectaring mostly on rosinweed, but also joe-pye weed and rattlesnake master. |
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Aug 1 2007 |
Tom Poklen
Location: Ridges Sanctuary, Mud Lake Preserve, and private property near Bailey's Harbor
As an added bonus, had the privelege of seeing the Hine's Emerald at Mud Lake! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 1 2007 |
Terry Leasa
Location: Oakfield Conservation Club Land, Town of Oakfield
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 2 2007 |
Gertrud Zoeller
Location: My backyard and front yard in Sussex (Town of Lisbon)
Cabbage whites like my vegetable garden. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 2 2007 |
Sharon Knopf
Location: backyard garden in Plover
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Aug 2 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Private property County W, west of Hwy 51/39
Female was laying eggs on Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense). |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 3 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Leola Marsh
I stopped at 6:15 to look around and was surprised to see the Giant Swallowtail. I was trying to photograph it in flight without a lot of success, but notice the ant that was caught in the claw of its tarsus! The Checkered Whites were also a bonus. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 3 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: East shore of Rainbow Flowage
Almost unbelievable numbers of Dainty Sulphurs, with undoubtedly dozens more present in this huge area of habitat. Also lots of Checkered Whites. A great place for some interesting species. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 3 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Baxter Lane and Woodman Units
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Aug 3 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Spring Green Preserve and along Jones Rd to west
Daintys along Jones Rd. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 3 2007 |
Claude Schilling
Location: My Garden in Altoona
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 3 2007 |
Claude Schilling
Location: My Garden - Altoona
I was surprised it could fly since both wings were tattered and one wing almost half gone. |
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Aug 4 2007 |
Mike Kirch
Location: Sandy Knoll County Park near West Bend
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 4 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Hiles Wetlands SNA
No sun at all and scattered rain. |
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Aug 5 2007 |
Mike Kirch
Location: Old Marsh Road east end, Horicon NWR
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 5 2007 |
Jay Tamblingson
Location: Yard
This specimen was very intrigued by our blooming liatris and let me get very close to photograph. |
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Aug 6 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Poygan Marsh
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Aug 6 2007 |
Sam Jurkovic & Joan Jurkovic
Location: Fish Lake WA
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Aug 6 2007 |
Rose Tiegs
Location: Oneida
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Aug 6 2007 |
Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 6 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
I spent about an hour walking around my property after work today right before the sky turned cloudy. The Checkered White and the Common Checkered-Skippers were a nice surprise. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 7 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Numerous sites mostly in Wazee Park area
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Aug 7 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Muscada and Blue River Units
After the morning rain I went over to Muscada and Blue River and found the Common Sootywing to be the butterfly of the day. The most that I have ever seen and was able to take one picture with seventeen of them in it. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 7 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: DNR land off Hwy 13, 2.5 mi. S. of Hwy 73
Stopped to look for Checkered Whites and found them! |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 8 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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Aug 8 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Nine Springs Madison Sewage
Harvester was a life butterfly! |
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Aug 8 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Avoca area
I was very surprised to see two Checkered Whites and after an eighty yard sprint I was able to get just three pictures of one. The Sleepys and Little Yellows looked very fresh, while the Daintys looked worn. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 9 2007 |
Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 9 2007 |
Sharon Morgan
Location: In my front yard flowerbed....
It is smaller than a lot of butterflies that I have just started to photograph but it is beautiful. It stayed around for quite some time. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 9 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: SE Germantown
These were active, as usual, around the perimeter of my yard which is sectioned off from farm fields by wild growth. |
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Aug 9 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Germantown
These appeared in the same location as they have throughout the last month or so. This is the first time I have seen more than 3 at one time. The closest to me constantly defended his turf against encroachment by drangonflies and other Black Swallowtails. Oddly, it did not bother to chase Cabbage Whites that came near it. |
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Aug 9 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: SE Germantown
These were prominent around the entire perimeter of my yard today. Previously I have seen them in one specific area. |
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Aug 10 2007 |
Mike Reese, Todd Sima
Location: Blue River/Muscoda Wildlife Areas
This female Autumn Meadowhawk was pointed about as straight up and down as she could get! |
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Aug 10 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: SE Germantown
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Aug 10 2007 |
Mike Reese, Todd Sima
Location: Avoca Wildlife Area
Sleepy Oranges were fresh. The photos are of two different individuals. Thanks to Todd Sima I saw my first Wisconsin Fragile Forktails. |
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Aug 10 2007 |
Mike Kirch
Location: Allenton Marsh
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 11 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Cloudy today. |
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Aug 11 2007 |
SWBA Field Trip: 9 participants
Location: Avoca Wildlife Area
After a morning shower the skies cleared and the butterflies appeared. On this first stop of the field trip the highlights were the Gray Hairstreak, the Checkered White, and the Sleepy Orange. Photos were submitted by Ann Thering. |
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Aug 11 2007 |
SWBA Field Trip: 9 participants
Location: Blue River Wildlife Area
Second stop of the field trip. The highlights here were the Harvester and the Leonard's Skipper. |
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Aug 12 2007 |
Dave Hanson
Location: Washburn
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 12 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Roche-A-Cri State Park and SNA
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Aug 12 2007 |
joan braune
Location: olbrich gardens
In a very brief period of looking at butterflies, I saw several Fiery Skippers. |
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Aug 12 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Germantown
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Aug 12 2007 |
Cathy Burrell
Location: Paddock Lake
All species were seen between August 11 and August 13. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 12 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: SE Germantown
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Aug 13 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Olbrich Gardens, Madison
Spent about 2.5 hours roaming around and saw more Fiery Skippers than I have ever seen in one place. This species was just seen in Washburn, Bayfield County, the farthest north that this species has been seen in Wisconsin. |
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Aug 13 2007 |
jbraune@sbcglobal.net
Location: Olbrich Gardens, Madison
Another quick visit to Olbrich Gardens. It was nice to see 3 skippers, all on the same plant, in one area. |
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Aug 13 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Allen Centennial Gardens, Madison
2nd Wisconsin record for the Funereal Duskywing! It was mainly nectaring on Verbena. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 14 2007 |
Sharon Morgan
Location: Front yard flower bed...
I had seen him around in the flowerbed the previous week but he was so fast I could never get a picture until this day. It was early morning and I had my camera in my pocket. What luck... |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 14 2007 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Allen Centenial Garden at UW Madison
1 female |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 14 2007 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Crex Meadows Wildlife Area
Saw at least one (probably 2) Fiery Skippers. One perched on a sign that we were erecting and nectared on spotted knapweed. It seems as if I can't get away from this species now. |
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Aug 14 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Germantown
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 15 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Germantown
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Aug 16 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Crex Meadow
Bronze Copper was very worn. |
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Aug 17 2007 |
Mike Reese, Dave Hanson, David Bratley
Location: Washburn
Most of the Sachems and Fiery Skippers were seen on a sandy lowland area on Lake Superior. This area is normally underwater so it is very open. Nevertheless Sachems were seen at three sites in Washburn. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 17 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Germantown
It was a good day! |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 17 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: Spring Green Preserve
On Thursday I saw over 300 Tiger Beetles in Richland County and at one point I sat down to watch over 200 of them put on one of the best insect shows that I have ever seen. On Friday I stopped at Spring Green to see what I could find. I photographed my first Tetracha Virginica. Then I found two Mating Robber Flies with a Grasshopper and thought that three is a crowd. Since the Robber Flies feed on the body fluids I have renamed the picture as Gatorade for Robber Flies! The little creatures still amaze me as much as the big ones. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 17 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Blue River LWR
Notice the lack of spots on the very fresh Leonard's Skipper. |
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Aug 22 2007 |
Rose Tiegs
Location: oneida
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 22 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Olbrich Botanical Gardens
In between the clouds and downpours, I found that Olbrich still has fiery skippers; a few were fresh, as was the Little Yellow. |
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Aug 22 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Rotary Gardens, Janesville
When the sun came out so did the butterflies. It isn't often that a Black Saddlebags will sit so still! |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 23 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
I spent about 1/2 hour walking around my property after work. This was the only sunny period today. The Dainty Sulphur was in the same location as my previous sightings in early July. |
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Aug 23 2007 |
Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
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Aug 24 2007 |
Scott M. Horzen
Location: Racine County Wetland Mitigation Site
Individual observed taking nectar from a bull thistle |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 25 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Germantown
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Aug 25 2007 |
Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association field trip: 6 participants
Location: Rotary Gardens, Janesville
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 25 2007 |
Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association field trip: 6 participants
Location: Smith Rd., Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 25 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
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☆ = New county sighting record |
Aug 25 2007 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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Aug 25 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
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Aug 25 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Spring Green Preserve State Natural Area
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Aug 25 2007 |
Tom Bentley
Location: Blue River Sand Barrens SNA
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Aug 26 2007 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Dorothy Carnes County Park, Fort Atkinson
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Aug 26 2007 |
Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
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★ = New county photo record |
Aug 26 2007 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Not much flying in the woodlands here these days... |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 27 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Freidenfeld Park, Germantown
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Aug 28 2007 |
Dan Foster
Location: Gemantown
All spotted om my property. Just missed getting a photo of the Red-spotted Purple. |
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Aug 28 2007 |
Cathy Burrell
Location: Numerous stops along the Mississippi River
I stopped at a number of boat landings and fields of wildflowers along the Great River Road (HWY 35) in Crawford County to try out my brand new camera. |
★ = New county photo record |
Aug 28 2007 |
Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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Aug 29 2007 |
Ron Arnold, Lydia Thurber
Location: town of Seneca
I spotted the Question Mark while mowing the lawn this evening, and so did my granddaughter. She suggested looking for more. She's 5 years old and likes butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. |
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Aug 30 2007 |
Mike Reese
Location: Olbrich Gardens
This was the first adult Pipevine Swallowtail that I have ever seen. I saw it twice and almost got the camera focused before it flew away. Mike |
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Aug 30 2007 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Avoca area
In the picture there are three Clouded Sulphurs, two Sleepys, over ten Little Yellows and Dainty Sulphurs for a Mixed Bag of Sulphurs. |
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Aug 30 2007 |
Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Olbrich Gardenss,Madison
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Most sightings were from the Bluff overlook and along the Bluff trail. One female Ea. Tailed Blue amongst the 3. The Black Swallowtail was at the Bluff overlook acting territorial chasing off anything that would fly his way. The RS Purple was in fresh condition.