Butterfly sightings for October 2019

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Butterflies were out between rain storms. Cloudy and 70 degrees. One Monarch had crumpled wings, with a hole in the middle of one wing.

cloudy and cool

The recent rains and colder weather seems to mean the end of butterfly migration. Sunny today but cool.

Cool day, but some action in the sun

3 of the 5 species are two-way migrants. But not the Cabbage White. I don't know about the Fiery.

53 deg. but sunny

10:17 - 12:15, 1.0 mile. Birds were really active after all the rainy days. The Monarch was so recently eclosed that it couldn't fly very well. It was windy (WSW 7 - 13 mph with gusts to 25 mph). Saw woolly bear caterpillars with long red sections.

Incidental while hiking. Where are the Eastern Commas this fall?

Sunny windy 50 degree morning. Butterflies having a hard time finding flowers for nectaring and managing the wind. Just a few asters and clover left blooming. Late sighting of White Admiral.

Cool, and breezy-to-gusty. A few lingering darners and other migrants.

Sunny and in 60s

partly cloudy, breezy

It was sunny at times today but windy. The high was 63 degrees F. Also saw a woolly bear.

60's, sunny, but very breezy. Four small moths that we hoped to be skippers - but no.

We counted 118 woolly bear caterpillars while hiking 7.8 miles from Springfield Hill to Lodi Marsh.

partly cloudy, mid 60s

sunny, upper 50s, slightly breezy

12:40 - 13:10 while walking my dog - so low counts. 64 F, NW wind 8 mph with gusts to 17 mph. All 10 Painted Ladies were on 1 New England Aster plant. Both the Red Admiral and the Monarch were fresh.

Monarchs observed migrating from 10:10 to 11:10 AM tallied 163.

Sunny and about 65 degrees

Sunning on my porch

Saw at least 10 migrating monarchs fighting a stiff west wind to fly southwest across the highway.

9:00 am to 11:45 am. Our group of four from the Madison area were at the Preserve to watch for hawks and other raptors. While watching for birds from the observation platform at the NE corner of the property, we had a steady trickle of Monarch butterflies flying to the south.

Incidental while gardening

Sunny 55 degrees about 10-10:30 am

Sunny and 68,

The Confluence Ponds are near COSCO in Middleton, along Deming Way. Lots of Painted Ladies still around. Butterflies were at the west end of the ponds nectaring on clover right near the trail.

13 painted ladies on one sedum plant!

Incidental while collecting wildflower seeds for the DNR

Prairie trail at the end of Memorial Drive in Watertown. Sunny, 63 deg. and breezy. Butterflies and moths (Celery Loopers as we've learned) were nectaring on the purple and Frost asters.

early afternoon, sunny, breezy, in the 70s

Only one butterfly seen - it's pretty behind!

mid afternoon, sunny, breezy, mid 70s. in floral planting

overcast, about 70 degrees, calm.

29th Wisconsin record for this species which was first seen in Wisconsin in 2002.

I spent a few hours on the hawk tower at Forest Beach and saw monarchs drifting south, along with a few Common Green Darners. And hawks.

55 degrees, mostly sunny but windy off the lake; 12:30-1:30pm

High temp of 51F, with brisk wind from the NW. While visiting with the staff of the research station we saw a few Monarchs flying south.

53 degrees but just sunny enough to bring out a butterfly

Sunny day, on asters

Walking the school woods to our pond with one of my STEAM classes. We found a Monarch on the path, unable to fly. It was below 50 degrees. Brought it inside (after about a minute it started flying around the cafeteria). Offered her some freshly picked wildflowers from our prairie and fed her hummingbird food too. Going to release her today (it's right at 50 degrees-- hoping it can fly off!).

Incidental sighting outside my apartment. It was very windy, 50 degrees,and the Monarch was on the ground. It was very much alive but in the parking lot so I picked it up and held it for awhile and released it along the apartment building in the sun.

mild, sunny, no wind

mid 60s, sunny, breezy

Mid 50’s. Sunny&breezy

Calm, 60 deg., mostly cloudy

Warm and sunny afternoon.

We were pleasantly surprised at the number of butterflies. We walked 1.6 miles from1104-1231. Temp max was 55 degrees. All of the Monarchs were very fresh.

The Monarch was flying south just above car level as I drove north.

Calm, 51 degrees, cloudy at first but then it completely cleared up.

64 degrees and beautiful. I think this might be the latest I've ever seen a Monarch in my neck of the woods.

Incidental while collecting wildflower seeds for DNR. End of a very enjoyable year of butterflying.

mostly sunny, 60s, calm

Sunny and 60!

A few sulphurs were expected, but not the Red Admiral. I'm behind on my record keeping, but I'm sure that this is a new late date for me for Red Admirals.

55 degrees and sunny with no wind.

Sun came out after a few hours of rain

After seeing the Mourning Cloak earlier I decided to check out the Mariners Trail. 55 degrees, windy, but sunny

Spotted flying through the parking lot. This is only the fifth Mourning Cloak I have seen in Manitowoc County.

I spent 3 hours on the hawk tower and saw 33 migrating raptors plus a Common Green Darner and 2 Monarchs. Mostly sunny, high 40's with 5 to 10 mph wind.

41 degrees with a chilly breeze.

Painted Lady was seen in native prairie area in my yard.

Saw a Painted Lady butterfly in my native prairie area.

A few Monarchs, Red Admirals around the hawk platform today, plus some Common Green Darners.

low 60's, sunny, light breeze

Sunny, high of 53, winds at 10+mph. Based on the forecast, this was probably the last butterflies of the year. If so, this will be the first time since at least 2005 that we haven't had a report of a butterfly in November.

Saw some sulpher butterflies, along with a Painted Lady, and another possible Painted Lady, but I couldn't identify this one because it flew past too quickly.

Stopping for apples & treats I spotted a Monarch flying south over the field.

Eastern Common, Polygonia comma - sighted hanging on the eave of our house.