Butterfly sightings for November 2016
Nov 1 2016 |
Darleen Horman
Location: West Bend by Rolf's Ave.
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Nov 1 2016 |
Sue Feyrer
Location: Pike Lake State Park
Sunny and warm but very little nectar. |
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Nov 1 2016 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Olbrich Gardens
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Nov 1 2016 |
Alex Harman
Location: UW-Platteville Campus
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Nov 1 2016 |
Joan Vennie
Location: My yard
Low 70s. Sunny. I disturbed a Mourning Cloak while raking leaves. |
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Nov 1 2016 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Lake Menomin Park
Sunny and 60 degrees by noon. |
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Nov 1 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: County GG, Hancock Park across from Fish Lake
Hoping for a late Purplish Copper at my favorite late season spot. Lots of dandelions in flower, but not even as many sulphurs as I was expecting. Also one white form female. |
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Nov 1 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Preserve
Sunny and 70 degrees. I also saw seven Autumn Meadowhawks and two white forms of orange/clouded sulphurs. |
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Nov 1 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: George Sorenson Nautural Area
10+ Autumn Meadowhawks including two females laying eggs. All sulphurs were nectaring on dandelion, although I waited for over 10 minutes to see if one would nectar on the wood sorrel without any luck. |
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Nov 2 2016 |
Sheri Erickson
Location: About 1.25 miles west of the village of Wilson
Swallowtail landed briefly on the pine tree around 2 pm |
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Nov 2 2016 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Bark Point west of Cornucopia
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Nov 3 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: County GG, Hancock Park across from Fish Lake
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Nov 3 2016 |
Sue Feyrer
Location: Lapham Peak State Park
Sixty and sunny. A few dandelions blooming. |
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Nov 3 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Shalom Wildlife Preserve in West Bend
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Nov 3 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Preserve
63 degrees and sunny. I also saw 24 Autumn Meadowhawks and one white form of a clouded/orange sulphur. |
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Nov 3 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Hancock Agricultural Research Station
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Nov 3 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Bayside Garden Center
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Nov 4 2016 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Dunlap Hollow Road
Red clover is still blooming along the roadside and the sulphurs and a skipper were active. |
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Nov 4 2016 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Cherokee Marsh, north side of Madison
I sort of figured I'd see sulfurs, but not a Common Checkered-Skipper! The skipper was fairly active, flying back and forth along the grassy path by the prairie, stopping to bask regularly. Also multitudes of Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies and a nice flock of Rusty Blackbirds. |
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Nov 4 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Preserve
61 degrees and sunny. I also saw one white form of a clouded/orange sulphur and 12 Autumn Meadowhawks. |
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Nov 4 2016 |
Jim Wagner
Location: Oshkosh
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Nov 5 2016 |
Alex Harman
Location: UW-Platteville
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Nov 5 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Montello, near the dam
My first Sachem from Marquette County and my first one in WI since 2014. |
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Nov 5 2016 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Wildenberg Sand Prairie (Lodi Town Park)
3:45 pm, sunny and 68 degrees. No other butterflies seen, and had two dandelions blooming. |
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Nov 5 2016 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Near lakefront power plant
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Nov 5 2016 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Our yard
68° Sunny. The male Purplish Copper has shown up. We last saw the female on Nov 1. |
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Nov 5 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Shalom Wildlife Preserve
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Nov 5 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Portage, Riverside Park and Levee trail
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Nov 5 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: John Muir Memorial County Park
Finally got my photo of a Clouded Sulphur nectaring on wood sorrel. I was hoping to see some overwintering species today as I walked around the lake but I saw zero butterflies on the trail. 25+ Autumn Meadowhawks. |
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Nov 5 2016 |
Ginny Nelson
Location: Middleton residential yard
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Nov 5 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Wautoma, Sandcrest Park
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Nov 5 2016 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Olbrich Gardens
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Nov 5 2016 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Mash Woods Par, McFarlane, WI
Observed butterflies about 11:30 AM in mowed grassy area of park. Did not observe any nectar sources nearby. 61F, 56% RH, ESE wind 3.5 mph. |
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Nov 5 2016 |
Darleen Horman
Location: My yard in Allenton
Not much is blooming anymore, so I don't expect to see any nectar loving butterflies. This Eastern comma was hanging around the apple trees today. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Bob Ring
Location: My prairie garden near High Cliff State Park
I have never seen a Monarch in November. This newly emerged female was present a good deal of the afternoon. It's too bad the prairie gardens are past the point of maturity. She had a broken upper right wing and could not fly very well. I feel bad for her. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Beth Stetenfeld
Location: Capital City Springs State Recreation Area
Warm day, sunny, very light wind--high 60s. The Monarch seemed to be struggling to gain altitude and flying SW--maybe it was a new one. The two Eastern Commas were flitting along the edge between a prairie and a woodland. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Rotary Gardens, Janesville
I have noticed more Beet Webworm Moths this year than in previous years. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Ryan Brady
Location: Herbster lakefront
Doesn't get much more north in WI than this. Second latest date for state. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Rest Area south of Exit 163 on US 39/90
More dandelions in flower here than in most places I have seen, but few butterflies nectaring. Sunny and 60 degrees at 10:45. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: In my yard in Brown Deer
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Nov 6 2016 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Our Yard, Summerton Bog and the Dam at Montello
66-69° Sunny. Male PC was still hanging around here. Monarch met me back at the truck when I swung in to check Summerton Bog. Found the Female Sachem to match Mikes Male from yesterday. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Darleen Horman
Location: My yard in Allenton
Eastern Comma was back again around the apple trees |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Tim Fenske
Location: City of Middleton yard
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Nov 6 2016 |
Sue Feyrer
Location: My home
Seen while birding. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Montesian Gardens, Monticello
Sunny, upper 60s, early afternoon. The fiery skipper and moth were spotted on some plants in containers that were still in full bloom. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: A friend's yard, south of Belleville
This butterfly was busy flying from place to place, no chance for a photo. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Ron Arnold
Location: my property in the town of Seneca
73 degrees this afternoon. I was not expecting to see a November Buckeye, sulphurs are usually the only species still flying this time of year in my location. The Buckeye must have arrived between the frosts, it looked very fresh. |
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Nov 6 2016 |
Sue Feyrer
Location: Retzer Nature Center
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Nov 7 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Preserve
63 degrees and sunny. I also saw 20 Autumn Meadowhawks. |
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Nov 7 2016 |
Alex Harman
Location: UW-Platteville
Suprised to find the blue this late! The sulphur count is the day's total, so some of them could have been double-counted |
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Nov 7 2016 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Spillway dike, west side of French Island near La Crosse Airport
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Nov 7 2016 |
Bob Ring
Location: High Cliff State Park
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Nov 7 2016 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Cherokee Marsh, north side of Madison
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Nov 7 2016 |
Darleen Horman
Location: West Bend by Rolf's Ave
The monarch was flying by in a southerly direction. The skipper was nectaring on marigolds along with a common looper moth and large bumble bee. |
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Nov 8 2016 |
Tim Fenske
Location: Pheasant Branch Conservancy
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Nov 9 2016 |
K. Java
Location: Fish Lake SWA-Dueholm Flowage
55 degrees. It flew in front of my car on the road into the boat landing. It landed in a swamp otherwise I would have gotten a "proof" picture. |
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Nov 9 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: County GG, Hancock Park across from Fish Lake
Also one white form female Clouded/Orange Sulphur |
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Nov 9 2016 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Olbrich Park, east side of Madison
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Nov 10 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Sandcrest Park, Wautoma
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Nov 10 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: County GG, Hancock Park across from Fish Lake
More than 200 dandelion blossoms in the park as the sole nectar source |
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Nov 10 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: George Sorenson Nautural Area
Also 15 Autumn Meadowhawks |
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Nov 10 2016 |
Tod Highsmith and Joan Braune
Location: Olbrich Park in Madison
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Nov 10 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Center
Sunny and 63 degrees. I also saw 12 Autumn Meadowhawks. |
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Nov 14 2016 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Field next to our house
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Nov 14 2016 |
Jay Watson
Location: Backyard Rosecrans, WI
Looked fairly fresh, was flying low to the ground. |
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Nov 16 2016 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Timberwood Lane, Holmen
About 50 F. Surprised to see so many Clouded Sulphurs. They were nectaring on dandelions and perching in the grass in sunny locations. |
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Nov 16 2016 |
James Shulkin
Location: Middleton Confluence Pond
feeding on dandelions. |
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Nov 16 2016 |
Mike Reese
Location: Sandcrest Park
53 degrees and sunny. I saw one as I drove into the parking lot, but it was the only one I saw. Still plenty of dandelions in flower. |
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Nov 17 2016 |
Tommy Mader
Location: Cottage Grove - Deck of our house
My 1st ever sighting of an Eastern Comma. A cute little bugger. |
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Nov 17 2016 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Timberwood Lane, Holmen
Warmer than yesterday (about 60F), but thin clouds reduced warming effect of the sun. A couple Autumn Meadowhawks seen as well. I got a better look at what turned out to be an Orange Sulphur. I saw it yesterday, but wasn't sure and didn't report it. |
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Nov 17 2016 |
Aaron Carlson
Location: Deerfield H.S.
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Nov 17 2016 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Olbrich Garden
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Nov 17 2016 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Center
68 degrees and mostly sunny. I also saw nine Autumn Meadowhawks. |
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Nov 17 2016 |
Sue Feyrer
Location: Retzer Nature Center
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Nov 17 2016 |
Pamela Skaar and Ginny Nelson
Location: Olbrich Gardens, Madison
10:52 - 12:02, 1.3 miles, 62 - 66 F, S wind 15 - 13 mph with 20 mph gusts, 58 - 52 % RH. Orange sulfur nectaring on dandelion. |
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Nov 25 2016 |
Armund Bartz
Location: Private land adjacent to Rush Crk State Natural Area
Seen flying and resting/warming in sun multiple times while having left-over turkey at deer camp. |
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Nov 29 2016 |
Jerry Ziegler
Location: N8740 Pickeral Lake Road Town of Troy
A warm November day brings out lots of us, including an Eastern comma that circled around me several times at about 11 a.m. Very healthy looking with no raggedy edges. Bright color. Couldn't get my camera out before it was off into the woods. |
The fiery skipper was nectaring on marigolds.