Butterfly sightings for March 2017
Mar 5 2017 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Our yard
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Mar 20 2017 |
Pam Heilman
Location: My yard, west of Paoli in Dane County
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Mar 21 2017 |
M Kenosian
Location: Black River State Forest, Wildcat trail
Seen flying on top of hill in the sun. Temperature was about 40 Fahrenheit, wind gusting to about 20 mph. Butterfly stayed in lee of wind on sunny hillside.
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Mar 24 2017 |
Christine Stanke
Location: Brown Deer Library
The butterfly was spotted flying in the parking lot. The temp. was in the low 50's. |
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Mar 27 2017 |
K. Java
Location: Fish Lake SWA - Dueholm Flowage boat landing.
46 degrees so I wasn't expecting to see a butterfly but saw it flying out of the corner of my eye so I followed it until it briefly landed. |
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Mar 28 2017 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Roosevelt Twp, Sec. 6
At least five of these moths were resting on a gravel road. Also saw three Mourning Cloaks and an Eastern Comma on the same stretch of gravel road. Spring! About 60 degrees. |
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Mar 28 2017 |
Dan Sonnenberg
Location: Our Woods along the marsh
59° and Sunny. Cleaning up trails. Saw all 4 with 10 minutes. |
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Mar 28 2017 |
Marcie O'Connor
Location: Prairie Haven Farm
These are my first butterfly sightings of the year. I saw several more the same day, I think all Commas, but I didn't get good enough looks to tell which species. |
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Mar 28 2017 |
Muffy Barrett
Location: Baraboo Twp. private land
I saw 3 anglewings, but only one stopped so I could ID it. I was expecting a comma. Warm and sunny day, not much wind. |
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Mar 28 2017 |
Deyna Miller
Location: Manitowish Waters
Was walking my dog Bronte down Point O Pines road, between Stone Lake and Spider Lake, and had a Compton Tortoiseshell float right by my face. I stood there in awe, watching for awhile as it flew away. It's 55° today and there is still snow on the ground, so I wasn't expecting to see that! Such a nice surprise after such a long winter! Happy Spring everyone! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
Mar 28 2017 |
Joan Rickert
Location: My yard, rural Medford
FOY Compton Tortoiseshell |
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Mar 28 2017 |
Phil Peterson
Location: Pope Lake SNA
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Mar 28 2017 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Hoffman Hills SRA
My FIRST butterflies of the year, plus a few of these moths. |
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Mar 29 2017 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Grady Tract of the UW Arboretum
The University continues to improve the Grady Tract. In recent years the focus was on underbrush; now they are removing trees to create openings and prairie spaces. The habitat will be much better for butterflies and for being able to spot them. |
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Mar 31 2017 |
Al Scherwinski
Location: Vilas Township
FOY Compton's Tortoiseshell 1 of 5 seen today in north western Langlade County today about 15 miles northwest of Antigo . . . |
47 degrees and cloudy.