Butterfly sightings for March 2020
Mar 1 2020 |
Armund Bartz
Location: Mule Hollow rd
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Mar 17 2020 |
Kristin Gjerdset
Location: West Allis - Central High School
Was too fast to photograph, which was a good thing. It was a strong butterfly! What a wonderful St. Patrick's day surprise! |
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Mar 25 2020 |
Judith Huf
Location: My house in Whitefish Bay
In my front garden. |
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Mar 27 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Crex Meadows
Mostly sunny afternoon, 59 degrees |
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Mar 27 2020 |
Joan Rickert
Location: My yard, Taylor County
FOY!!! |
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Mar 27 2020 |
Pamela Hoyland
Location: Swartz farm, Chippewa Cty.
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Mar 29 2020 |
Marcie O'Connor
Location: Prairie Haven
First butterfly of 2020! I saw one more, flying, but couldn't see it well enough to ID. |
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Mar 30 2020 |
K. Java
Location: Crex Meadows SWA
Finally temps in the low to mid 50s. I saw one other butterfly but was unable to ID it. I think it was an Eastern Comma. |
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Mar 30 2020 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Badger Prairie
Late afternoon, 50 degrees.
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Mar 30 2020 |
Kevin Keeffe
Location: Devils Lake State Park
Butterfly was first seen sitting on a pile of dog dung. I would sit with wings closed. Seen on railroad tracks on east side of lake. |
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Mar 31 2020 |
Lynda Meyers
Location: Kinnickinnic State Park
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★ = New county photo record |
Mar 31 2020 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area
One Mourning Cloak was seen in flight, two were flushed from wet roadway sand/mud, but the other three were seen where one usually expects them: sipping nutrients from animal (coyote here) dung. |
On private land adjacent to Rush Creek State Natural Area-sighting while putting in firebreak. This is about 2 weeks earlier than my first