Butterfly sightings for May 2020
May 1 2020 |
Sylvia Edlebeck
Location: Blue Mound State Park
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May 1 2020 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Lower Wisconsin Riverway, Wrightman Rd.
Partly sunny, 67 degrees. Somewhat dry. |
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May 1 2020 |
Darleen Horman
Location: Yard in Allenton
First butterfly in yard this season! |
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May 1 2020 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Spring Green Preserve SNA East
13:45 - 15:15, 65 - 64 F, S wind 6 - 10 mph. Started out overcast, then it sprinkled and finally it cleared and was sunny. Butterflies observed starting at 15:00. |
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May 1 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Farm on Star Lake Rd
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May 2 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Plamann Park
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May 2 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Prospect Park, Hudson
Very windy and warm |
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May 2 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Goose Lake Drumlins State Nature Area
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May 2 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: My House in Brown Deer
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May 2 2020 |
Daniel Flynn
Location: Dutch Hollow Lake, La Valle
at waterfront, cloudy day, temperature in upper 60's |
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May 2 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: Schoen Laufen Park in Germantown
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May 2 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Along trail near Buck's Ranch Rd
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May 2 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: My House In Brown Deer
Also saw a small brown butterfly that fluttered across the yard but not identified. |
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May 2 2020 |
Fred Dike
Location: Schurch-Thomson Prairie
mid 70's mostly sunny, breezy |
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May 2 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: My Madison yard
Flew through garden area |
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May 2 2020 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Fitchburg residential butterfly garden
The Cabbage White was nectaring on our trillium and vinca. More importantly we have our first spike of milkweed (right next to the warm driveway), about midway between its earliest and latest appearances for the past 12 years. |
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May 2 2020 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Spring Green Preserve
I was there from 8 am untill 2 pm...hit both the East and West units. Cloudy and overcast...mid to high 60's most of the day. Saw my First Bronze Tiger Beetles for this location on the West Side. |
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May 2 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: County Line Road
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May 2 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Breezy, warm, 70. Flight but seldom landed to nectar. Several Big Sand Tiger Beetles and Greater Bee Flies were along the trail. |
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May 2 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Buck's Ranch Rd and Chickadee
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May 2 2020 |
Marci Lanois
Location: On a trail near the north end of Brockway Road
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May 2 2020 |
Marci Lanois
Location: Necedah NWR: Brown Elfin was on 9th St. W and the Olympia Marbles were on 20th St.
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May 2 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser
Location: Taproot Farm
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May 3 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens between Millston and Black River Falls
64-75 degrees F, mostly sunny, wind 2-20 mph, about 10.5 miles of transect counting. Bauer-Brockway Area, Hunter Haven Road, Stanton Road, Dike 17, and one other area. We also saw 1 unidentified elfin and 2 unidentified duskywings. |
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May 3 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Camp Four Lake Lane
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May 3 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Residence on Lake Michigan near Cedar Grove
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May 3 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: St. Croix river near the Willow River dam
Very windy and warm |
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May 3 2020 |
Judith Huf
Location: Lake Park
Warm and sunny |
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May 3 2020 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: Warnimont Park
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May 3 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Hauser Prairie SNA
At least 3 similar appearing butterflies flitting about just above vegetation. |
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May 3 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Schmidt's Woods, N. of Waunakee
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May 3 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: Trinity Creek Wetland in Mequon
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May 3 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: My Yard in Brown Deer
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May 3 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson property along County K south of Chaseburg
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May 3 2020 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Lower Wisconsin Riverway
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May 3 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 3 barrens along County Hwy X
70-74 degrees F, sunny, wind NW 5-30 mph. 1.2 miles of transects. One site was too windy for butterfly surveying. This is a complete list of what we saw. The Brown Elfin was in a different site from where we saw one on April 26. |
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May 3 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser
Location: UW Arboretum - Grady Tract
my first American Lady of the year |
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May 3 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: My yard in Stoughton
Sunny windy 70 degree day. Cabbage white butterflies were on the move. |
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May 3 2020 |
Lee Shipley
Location: Sparta, bike trail near janus ave
also saw two Grapevine Epimenis (moths) |
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May 4 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Upper Rock Lake County Park
Sunny, 51 degrees |
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May 4 2020 |
Dean Hansen
Location: St. Joseph Twp
Seen on old-field vegetation, which includes extensive Antennaria (Pussytoes) stands. Fresh, unworn specimen. |
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May 4 2020 |
Pamela Hoyland
Location: colfax yard
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May 5 2020 |
Mary Roen
Location: 805 Glover Road, Rive Falls, WI
This butterfly was fllitting about in a grassland on our property. |
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May 5 2020 |
K. Java
Location: Crex Meadows SWA
Pretty cold in the morning. I drove for hours before I saw the first butterfly as temps soared up into the high 50s. |
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May 6 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Blue Mounds State Park, Dane Co section
In wooded area near creek in valley. |
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May 6 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Saw 1 a Olympic Marble flying near entrance then near the open prairie where lots of blooms were one landed. Also saw 2 Cabbage Whites. |
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May 6 2020 |
Alon Coppens
Location: Town of Wheaton, Chippewa River floodplain
Sunny, lower 60°s, winds 15 - 20 MPH. |
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May 6 2020 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Mirror Lake SP Turtleville Loop
13:03 - 15:34. Sunny and calm at beginning of walk but windy and partly cloudy at the end. Was hoping for some kind of elfin. |
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May 6 2020 |
Fred Dike
Location: Pheasant Branch Conservancy
50's, wind was 1 mph and sunny |
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May 6 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Spring Green Preserve SNA
4 more "Ladys" and At least 8 other probable Olympia Marbles. |
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May 6 2020 |
Pamela Hoyland
Location: Colfax gravel pit.
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May 6 2020 |
Pamela Hoyland
Location: Colfax yard
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May 6 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Avoca Wildlife Area
Sunny and 60's but becoming cloudy before I got to the western area. |
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May 6 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Morrison Prairie & Forest Preserve
This was my first visit here. The blue sky that I was hoping for went away before I got there and I only saw a Cabbage White on the way up the hill. There were lots of nectar sources, especially puccoon, but there is Columbine for duskywings, and Red Cedar for Juniper Hairstreaks, as well as rock cress for Olympia Marbles so I think all of them should be there. I am looking forward to checking this out again soon. |
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May 6 2020 |
Jay Watson
Location: Backyard Rosecrans
Was surprised to see a Painted Lady already. Outside with the boys wasn't able to get photos but had my binoculars and got good looks. Sunny and 60F, 5-10mph winds |
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May 6 2020 |
Dale Bonk
Location: Primrose Prairie
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May 6 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson property off of County K south of Chaseburg
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May 7 2020 |
Kyle Johnson
Location: Machickanee Flowage
Search of small peatland and adjacent forest/cutovers; also saw 2 duskywings zipping by - probably Juvenal's |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Zeloski Marsh London Road
sunny, windy, 55 degrees |
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May 7 2020 |
Scott Swengel
Location: Barrens in and near Mirror Lake State Park
Four sites in the park and one nearby. 62-66 degrees F, mostly sunny, wind NW 5-10 mph. |
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May 7 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along the Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Sunny, breezy, 50 degree morning. |
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May 7 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: County K 3 miles west of Hwy 35
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May 7 2020 |
Dale Bonk
Location: Blackhawk Unit, LWR
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May 7 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
While walking Moely Prairie, an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail flew by is. It caught us by surprise and was too quick to get a camera shot. |
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May 7 2020 |
Dale Bonk
Location: Mazomanie Oak Barrens
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★ = New county photo record |
May 7 2020 |
Skye Harnsberger
Location: Vernon/Crawford co border, family farm
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May 7 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
4:00 pm, sunny and windy, 61. A faded American lady landed briefly in front of me, then took off and was taken from my sight by the wind. |
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May 7 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Hay Meadow Flowage Trail, north of 225th Street
Sunny, 53 F, windy. Neither individual landed long enough for a photo. The Hay Meadow Flowage Trail is in the northern part of the county. |
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May 7 2020 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Crex Meadows SWA
Temperature in mid-afternoon was only in the mid-fifties, and it was fairly windy. One had to find south-facing, protected areas to find butterflies. Painted Lady was just to the east of James Rd/Klots Rd junction, with one or two more. Saw several coyote scats, but there were no butterflies on them. Briefly saw one small dark skipper, possibly either a Sleepy or Dreamy Dusky Wing, but ID is very uncertain. Saw no elfins, nor any of the overwintering guys. |
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May 7 2020 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Fish Lake SWA
Mourning Cloak was basking on the only damp spot on the northern part of Stolte Road. Temperature only about 50 degrees. |
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May 7 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Tenney Park
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May 8 2020 |
Dale Bonk
Location: Donald Park
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May 8 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
3:00 pm, sunny and cool (47 degrees), also windy. A newly minted Pearl Crescent flew by and landed momentarily before taking off again. |
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May 8 2020 |
Skye Harnsberger
Location: Near Rising Sun/Rush Creek State Natural Area on the border of Vernon/Crawford Co.
Found In greenhouse. Released. |
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May 8 2020 |
Donna M Williams-Richter
Location: near Beetown
The Swallowtail flew ahead of me and landed in the grass. Note the fabulous coloring of a recently eclosed butterfly. |
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May 8 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Capital City State Park, Hog Island
Walking the trail west of Lk Waubesa. Open woods and prairie. |
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May 9 2020 |
Jay Watson
Location: Neshota County Park
Mostly sunny, windy and 50F |
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May 9 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Owen Park
Madison city park trail. Saw butterfly land on path. Doc shot. |
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May 9 2020 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: vicinity of Hyw 14 and Moore Road
Temperature was 57 degrees, sunny and wind of 10 mph. We each mistakenly thought the other brought a camera. Ooops. |
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May 9 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
Sunny, high 50's, breezy. Beautiful day. |
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May 9 2020 |
Judith Huf
Location: Kohl Park
Pretty cold and windy, but sunny. |
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May 9 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser
Location: Muralt Bluff Prairie SNA
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May 11 2020 |
Eric Hill
Location: Oconomowoc
I opened my front door to go out and get the mail and this lovely Eastern Tiger was resting on the inside of the bottom of the storm door. I let it walk onto my hand so I could take it outside again. Luckily my cat didn't find it first! |
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May 11 2020 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Dunnville, Larrabee Rd
All before noon, barely 45 degrees, sunny and breezy. |
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May 12 2020 |
Darleen Horman
Location: Yard in Allenton
Haven't seen many butterflies in the yard this spring. These are my 2nd and third sightings |
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May 12 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: North City Park, Bloomer
Mid afternoon, sunny, 55 F, wind NW 4 |
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May 12 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Morrison Prairie & Forest Preserve
I was happy to see the Olympia Marble here! I tried my best to get a photo but it was dancing along on the steep hillside faster than I could move on a flat surface. I also saw my first Red Admirals of the year. |
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May 12 2020 |
Zachery Milbrandt
Location: Near the Bad Axe River
Pretty active, let me get really close. In southern dry-mesic forest at the edge of a farm field. Primarily box elder, garlic mustard, dead/dying ash, shagbark, oaks. |
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May 12 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Latham Peak State Park
55 deg., sunny, calm. Nothing in the Butterfly Garden. The prairie plants were barely peaking out of the ground. |
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May 12 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Mosquito Hill
Also saw a lady that wouldn't sit still. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 13 2020 |
Stan Rehm
Location: University of Wisconsin Arboretum
Only 1 butterfly seen during an hour's walk - a Red Admiral flitting appropriately around a patch of nettles. |
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May 13 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Cedarburg Bog - public trails at the north end off of Hwy 33, between Newburg and Saukville.
Beautiful day - ferns uncurling, Great-crested Flycatcher calling. One of the Azures was on bird poop, one was a fly-by, and one was trying out a series of spring ephemerals. |
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May 13 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Schurch-Thomson Prairie
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May 13 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
3:00 pm, sun/clouds, 66 degrees, windy. Started sunny but quickly turned cloudy. Saw two butterflies (Eastern Tailed-Blue and Pearl Crescent) while still sunny, but with wind neither stayed still long enough to photograph. Also came across a dead snake with several carrion beetle species and some rove beetles on it, plus saw a clearwinged sphinx moth (snowberry clearwing?). |
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May 14 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie
It was overcast and about 60 degrees when this wee one flitted past me. I was expecting it to be a Spring Azure, but was pleasantly surprised to see the little tails! |
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May 14 2020 |
Judith Huf
Location: Lake Park Milwaukee
The only butterfly I saw on this rainy, damp, cool morning. |
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May 14 2020 |
Marcie O'Connor
Location: Prairie Haven
I haven't seen these in a few years, but they're still here! |
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May 15 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens between Millston and Black River Falls
Sunny, 61-77 degrees F, 15.5 to 16 miles walked. Every site is part of our Frosted Elfin long-term monitoring and has had at least one Frosted Elfin sighting before. Sites at Dike 17, near Brockway and Bauer Roads, west of Hunter Haven Road, and along Stanton Creek Road. We saw 3 Frosted Elfins in the westernmost mile of Stanton Creek Road and 4 Frosted Elfins in the first 0.9 miles (3 of the 4 were 0.6-0.9 miles out) of the wide pipeline ROW running along the west side of the ATV trail going northwest from Hunter Haven Road beginning 0.5-0.6 miles north of Stanton Creek Road. We also saw 4 unidentified elfins and 72 unidentified duskywings. |
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May 15 2020 |
Halley Minser
Location: Mangan Woods, Franklin
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May 15 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
Of course I didn’t have my camera along while doing prairie restoration today, but the butterfly population came alive today given the warm temps and under sunny skies! |
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May 15 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
Warm, sunny, windy. |
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May 15 2020 |
Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Cross Plains Interpretive Site/Wilkie area
We saw two beautiful Scarlet Tanagers too. |
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May 15 2020 |
Mary Beth Sarnowski
Location: Kickapoo Valley Reserve
multiple found along Indian Creek trail |
★ = New county photo record |
May 15 2020 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Mirror lake SP
13:45 - 17:30, 3.6 miles, sunny, low wind, 70s. Six of the eight Juvenals Duskywings were patroling the paths and fighting with each other. I tried to get photos but they show nothing of interest. |
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May 15 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
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May 15 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Riveredge Nature Center
Spring again! I walked the trail to the ephemeral pond. Festive tiger beetles on the trail to the upper prairie. |
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May 15 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Fish lake SWA
Warm sunny afternoon. |
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May 15 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Asylum Bay Wildlife Area
The lake flies were so thick that the cabbages were flying erratic flights as they were being bumped mid air by the flies. A truly miserable time |
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May 15 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Ozaukee Washington Land Trust property, west end of Lake Twelve.
6-spotted tiger beetles in the parking area. |
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May 15 2020 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: near Yahara Place Park, east side Madison
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May 15 2020 |
Edgar Spalding
Location: Pheasant Branch Conservancy
two individuals, both males, I believe, but showing different amounts of black and blue above |
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May 15 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Devil's Nose SNA
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May 15 2020 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Blackhawk Ridge, Southern Unit Wisconsin Riverway
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May 15 2020 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Crex Meadows SWA
Basically hit the same spots on Crex that I had visited on May 7. Olympia Marble numbers were way down. Simuliidae (Black fly) numbers were way up; they were pests. Crex needs a good soaking rain--there were simply no damp spots on the gravel roads. Each spring I gotta relearn Dusky Winged Skippers--hope these IDs are right. Afternoon temperature was about 65 degrees, wind was light. |
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May 15 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karl and Dorothy Legler, Douglas Buege
Location: Wazee Spring NABA Count
Six people participated. Temperature was up to 73 degrees and it was sunny all day. These results are from 3 of the 4 parties on the Wazee NABA spring count. We saw 21 species and the Wazee Count totaled 25 species. (For the 4th party see Swengel's report.) |
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May 15 2020 |
Marci Lanois
Location: Bauer Brockway Barrens & Funmaker Rd.
Sunny and around 70 degrees. Light wind. |
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May 15 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Deer Fly Trail, in the northern part of the county
Found along a dirt road through forested land, in the vicinity of ponds and sphagnum bogs. |
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May 15 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Throughout my yard & my neighbor's front yard in Stoughton
Flying in the area, sunny and 70 degrees. |
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May 15 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Hwy 54 bog
Sunny, 60-62 degrees F, about 0.45 mile walked. Checked the best areas we know for Jutta Arctic but we think it was several days too early to see one. Beginning about May 20 here the Juttas could be out. |
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May 16 2020 |
David Dieter
Location: Sugar River bike trail north of Brodhead
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May 16 2020 |
Mark E. Johnson
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Refuge
Bright sun. Saw Tiger Swallowtail but could not make out which one as it was a rapid flyby. |
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May 16 2020 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Dunnville SWA/Larrabee Rd.
Also one flyby Tiger Swallowtail. |
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May 16 2020 |
Marci Lanois
Location: Bauer Brockway Barrens along Brockway Rd
Sunny with a light wind. |
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May 16 2020 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Brockway Barrens SNA
from 9:00 am till 4:00 pm...temp mid-50's to low 70's. Varied from sunny to cloudy and in between through out the day. Also had four species of Tiger Beetles: Six-Spotted, Festive, Big Sand, and Northern Barrens. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 16 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 4 barrens patches along County Hwy X
2.2 miles of transects. These are Frosted Elfin long-term monitoring sites near Sandhill Wildlife Area, but the last time we saw a Frosted Elfin in Wood County was in 2010. We also saw 5 unidentified duskywings. |
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May 16 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Rettenmund Prairie SNA
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May 16 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
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May 16 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
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May 16 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser
Location: Taproot farm
My first swallowtail and crescent of the year |
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May 16 2020 |
Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Walking Iron
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May 16 2020 |
Marcie O'Connor
Location: Prairie Haven
I watched the Columbine Duskywing lay this egg on a Columbine leaf. Unfortunately, the Gorgone wasn't as cooperative - I didn't get a photo. |
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May 18 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Riley Lake
Really crummy weather--cold and cloudy. |
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May 19 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Crex Meadows
Great day for being here. Carrey Road has good wet spots where skippers and duskywings were flying. |
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May 20 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Mazomanie Oak Barrens - south section
Wooded opening near parking lot |
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May 20 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Ada Lake Campground
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May 20 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Baxter's Hollow
2 Pearls landing in gravel in pull out near the stream. |
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May 20 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Baxter's Hollow
Flying along roadside to entrance. Large orange & black butterfly. 1st of year sighting |
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May 20 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along the Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Breezy, sunny, 65 degree morning. Disappointed to only see Cabbage White butterflies with so many spring wildflowers now blooming. |
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May 20 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
Included in the 9 Pearl Crescents I saw while walking the prairie, I witnessed two mating pairs. |
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May 20 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Wolf Lake Bog
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May 20 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Bass Lake #5, along the Deer Fly Trail
Another individual of this species was observed a few miles south, along the Hay Meadow Flowage Trail, on the same day. |
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May 20 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Riley Lake
Saw Red-disked Alpine at 7:30 am--first flyer of the day. |
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May 20 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Mazomanie
Seen along bike trail east of town |
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May 20 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Spring Green Preserve SNA
We both saw the Monarch and agreed on ID; not a viceroy. I had a 2nd sighting of a Monarch a little later but could not rule out same individual.
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May 20 2020 |
Mary Beth Sarnowski
Location: Kickapoo Valley Reserve
Little Canada trail head |
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May 20 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Arena Wildlife Area
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May 21 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Camp Four Lake Lane
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May 21 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Langer Park, Marshall
60's, mostly sunny, calm |
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May 21 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens south of Brule
Two stops with a barrens on both sides of the road at each place. For several years Olympia Marbles seemed to colonize this area and Douglas County WA and become readily findable, but they've waned recently. We also saw 14 unidentified elfins. |
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May 21 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Douglas County Wildlife Area
4 spots north of County Hwy M, southwest of Solon Springs. We haven't seen a Chryxus Arctic here in several years. We also saw eleven unidentified elfins and 1 unidentified duskywing. |
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May 21 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens in and near Moquah Barrens SNA
Sites near Forest Road 236. We also saw 3 unidentified elfins and 1 unidentified duskywing. |
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May 21 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Wild Goose Bike Trail
The bad news is that the Black Swallowtails have way too much food in the form of wild parsnip along the trail |
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May 21 2020 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Dunnville Barrens
Mid 60s and overcast. Hoary Puccoon is beginning to bloom. An Eight-spotted Forester moth and a few Tiger Beetles added interest to the day. There was also one Tiger Swallowtail.
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May 21 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Mazomanie Oak Barrens
Located along Hw Y north of town. Sand barren with cactus |
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May 21 2020 |
David Wittrock
Location: Statenaker Lake, Lac du Flambeau
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May 21 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Bubolz Nature Preserve
Saw about a dozen azures and one large orange butterfly. |
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May 21 2020 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: Bauer-Brockway Barrens and Stanton Creek Rd
The day started very slow, with temps in the low 60's and cloudy. Then around noon, it started getting warmer and the sun was peeking out. It was like flipping a light switch. Next thing I know, butterflies are everywhere and it's 75 and sunny. The Frosted and Eastern Pine Elfins were seen along Stanton Creek Rd. |
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May 21 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Bogs near Aminicon Lake and Moose Junction
Nine sites north of Moose Junction along Hwy 35 (2), west of Hwy 35 on Foxboro-Chaffee Road, on Milchesky Road 1.15 and 1.9 miles west of County Hwy A, 3 sites along County Hwy A south of Amnicon Lake--North Bear, Bear, and Bear SW, and Lyman Lake Bog. Most of these bogs are described in "The Fascinating Butterflies of Northwestern Wisconsin Bogs", posted at the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association website www.naba.org/chapters/nabawba/watching.html
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May 22 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Caroline Lake Bog
Cloudy, 70 degrees F. |
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May 22 2020 |
Mark E. Johnson
Location: Brockway Barrens area
Very Cloudy. No Butterflies until around 1:30. Missed the Tiger Beetles. |
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May 22 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Riley Lake Bogs
Cloudy, 63-70 degrees F. Nine bogs 13-16 miles east of Fifield, most of them described in "Butterflies to Log in and near Northern Wisconsin's Bogs" that is posted at Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association’s website www.naba.org/chapters/nabawba/watching.html
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May 23 2020 |
Rose Tiegs
Location: Navarino wildlife area
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May 23 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
Overcast, about 60, with fog not far away. Two Monarchs - one alive and the other partially eaten. |
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May 23 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Riveredge Nature Center
Beautiful day. I shared the boardwalk with the larva of a Margined carrion beetle. |
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May 23 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Schluckebier Prairie SNA
Many (25+) "Crescent" appearing butterflies but only took enough time from wildflowering and other living creature observing to ID 10. |
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May 23 2020 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Brooklyn SWA
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May 23 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Wilke Preserve, Waunakee
Walking the trail and saw 2 Pearls. Overcast, 65 degrees |
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May 23 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Prairie
Found a couple species while girdling aspen in the prairie. The Red Admiral was laying eggs on nettles |
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May 24 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Public Hunting Ground on Cty E East Parking Area
Lupines were just beginning to bloom and were flush with bumblebees. Along the path were some butterflies. |
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May 24 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Stolte Rd. Fish lake SWA
Warm humid afternoon. Walking/driving along the road concentrating on patches of lupine. One low moist spot in the road produced most of the duskywings. |
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May 24 2020 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Brockway Barrens SNA
Met Joey Reichhoff and Terry Leasa at 9am and we left at 6pm. Weather was anywhere from cloudy to sunny with some light rain mid-day. An earlier rain wet the roadsides with some puddles on the gravel Roads...no way to accurately estimate the number of Gorgone Checkerspots and Duskywings seen since they were numerous at each spot we stopped, and along all the roads we traveled. |
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May 24 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Czech and County N
blueberry were in bloom and attracting pollinators. Found the elfin that was camera shy last time. |
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May 24 2020 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: backyard on Madison's east side
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May 24 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: My Yard In Brown Deer
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May 24 2020 |
Ginny Nelson
Location: My yard in Middleton
The Monarch and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail were both 2020 firsts for me. The American Lady was laying eggs on pussytoes. |
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May 24 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser, Ron Endres
Location: Private lands in Verona
First Monarch (male) and first Monarch egg of the year. |
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May 24 2020 |
April Stanke
Location: Mequon Nature Preserve
Two of the Black Swallowtails were mating in the air. Also saw an orange butterfly that could of been a fritillary. |
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May 24 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Near Tenney Park
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May 24 2020 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Avon Bottoms State Wildlife Area
High temperature was 83 degrees, mostly sunny and calm winds. Alfalfa field had about 30 Clouded Sulphurs. Note tiny moth beside the Gorgone Checkerspot. Upperside of Gorgone is Dorothy's photo. She also heard Dickcissels, Bobwhite and Cope's Gray Treefrog. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 24 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
Finally saw our first Monarch today! (although didn't get a photo.) |
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May 24 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Yahara Heights County Park
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May 24 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: WIOUWASH Trail
Also saw a leech crossing the trail. |
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May 24 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Lake District Preserve, County A, Oakland
82 degrees; slight breeze; cloudy, then sunny. |
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May 24 2020 |
Emily Hjalmarson
Location: Riley Lake Rd
All species found along Forest Road 137 2.3 miles south of Highway 70 (45.862428, -90.187172). This site was found by consulting A. Swengel's publication on NABA website. We also encountered 6 Frigga Fritillaries flying along road near intersection of FR 137 and ATV trail 121 (45.871388, -90.174033). |
★ = New county photo record |
May 24 2020 |
Ann Thering
Location: My butterfly garden
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May 24 2020 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area
First spot was to east of Larson Rd, 0.1 mi south of North Boundary Rd. Several flighty Erynnis were seen, and a single Common Roadside Skipper photographed. Then on the south-facing slope to the south of Crex Ridge Road, I focused on a "blue" with my Papilios. Strong blue above, with no markings or tail, and I just caught a glimpse of a row of orange spots near the margin of the under hindwing. Then it was off, with no chance of a photo. But I'm certain that it was a Karner. There was plenty of lupine about. Curry Road, that was so productive for Doug Buege five days ago, was dry and dead butterfly-wise. Despite perching on a columbine, I think I was seeing a Mottled Dusky Wing. Also saw a large Phidippus jumping spider. |
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May 24 2020 |
David Wittrock
Location: Powell Marsh, Powell, WI
The Elfins were seen along Marsh Road. 65 degrees, mostly cloudy. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 24 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Stoddard Sand Prairie on Prairie Lane
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★ = New county photo record |
May 24 2020 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Cherokee Marsh
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May 25 2020 |
Rita Flores Wiskowski
Location: Rawson Park, South Milwaukee
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May 25 2020 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Farmland near Fall City.
FOY MONARCH! Near 80 degrees with scattered thunderstorms. It crossed the road ahead of my car, moving north. |
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May 25 2020 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser
Location: UW Arboretum Grady Tract
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May 25 2020 |
Jeannie van Vianen
Location: Roche a Cri State Park
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May 25 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Prairie SNA
Gorgone Checkerspots were on several locations along the SNA. I am providing several pictures as I think this is a county record, The Giant Swallowtail was a surprise |
★ = New county photo record |
May 25 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Fitchburg: Intersection of Fitchburg Rd and County Hwy M
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May 25 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Silverwood County Park
80 degrees, breezy, sunny |
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May 25 2020 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Olbrich Park, Madison
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May 25 2020 |
Marci Lanois
Location: Stanton Creek Rd in the Black River State Forest
Temps in the low 80s with sunshine and a slight breeze. We saw 3 Tiger Swallowtails but they did not land so we could not identify the specific type. |
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May 25 2020 |
Marisa Lee
Location: County Hwy J, Bayfield
Spring Azures yesterday and today fluttering around the veggies I was planting. |
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May 25 2020 |
Sarah Fowler
Location: North Freedom
Black swallowtail making the same patterned rounds around my house two days in a row (PHOTO). May have seen an Eastern or Canandian Swallowtail, as well, but it was too quick to confirm. 1 Monarch browsing milkweed and parsnip. 1 Cabbage White. 2 unidentifed of same species. Small and orange. Never got a close look. They were quick. 5 Painted Lady butterflies, as well. |
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May 25 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Black Earth-Kohl Road, Juniper hairstreak location
No Junipers yet, few flowers in bloom along roadside. |
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May 25 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Walked the trail out to the woods at the base of the hill. Giant Swallowtail flew by me then circled in front of me and I got a good look at it from above. Not a Tiger Swallowtail, it had the patterns of Giant, yellow & black. |
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May 26 2020 |
Marci Lanois
Location: Stanton Creek Rd in the Black River Forest
Hot & humid with temps in the mid 80s. Had a brief rain shower and then the sun came out. Besides the listed sightings, we saw 3 Tiger Swallowtails puddling, but they flew before we could tell which ones they were. |
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May 26 2020 |
Jeannie van Vianen
Location: Midtown Commons Park
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May 26 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
Visit cut short by thunderstorm. Also saw an orange skipper, maybe Hobomok, but too fast to identify. |
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May 26 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Bike Trail southwest of Midvale Blvd. to beltline, Madison
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May 26 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Yahara Heights County Park
Found 2 Monarch eggs on 10 plants |
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May 26 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along the Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Still only seeing Cabbage Whites along the trail, but did see lots of other wildlife including Sandhill Cranes, turtles, a Baltimore Oriole, a humming bird, soaring hawks and a blue heron. Lots of wild phlox blooming. Warm and humid morning. |
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May 26 2020 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Near Tenney Park
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May 26 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Mazomanie Oak Barrens SNA
Thanks to Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr who alerted me to the Fringed Puccoon. I saw my first of the year Tawny-edged Skipper nectaring on it! I also saw two Monarch eggs. |
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May 26 2020 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Fitchburg residential butterfly garden
12 eggs found this morning on 8 milkweed plants in our garden. |
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May 26 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
While looking for butterflies, I managed to grab a quick photo of an Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle as well. |
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May 26 2020 |
Alon Coppens
Location: Town of Wheaton, Chippewa River floodplain
About 4 pm, 80 degrees. Variable skies. |
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May 26 2020 |
Kyle Schumacher
Location: Dorothy Carnes County Park
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May 26 2020 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Wildenberg Sand Prairie (Lodi town park)
Later afternoon, sunny, windy... 87 degrees. |
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May 26 2020 |
Mary Beth Sarnowski
Location: Kickapoo Valley Reserve- Rodgers Road
Along the road, primarily at Black Hawk Rock trail head |
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May 26 2020 |
Darleen Horman
Location: Yard in Allenton
FOY Monarch seen, depositing eggs on common milkweed. |
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May 26 2020 |
Scott and Swengel
Location: Barrens in and near Mirror Lake State Park
Four sites in the park and one nearby. I also saw an unidentified tiger swallowtail. |
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May 26 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Stoddard Sand Prairie
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May 26 2020 |
Tod Highsmith
Location: Lake Farm County Park
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May 27 2020 |
Kyle Schumacher
Location: Magnolia Bluff County Park
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May 27 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: High Cliff State Park
Good year for Gorgone Checkerspots. Three sites and in three different counties for me so far this year |
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May 27 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Franzoi Park
Walked through here a couple of days ago and didn't see any. |
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May 27 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Avoca WA
I saw four Holopogon robber flies in about twenty minutes. |
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May 27 2020 |
Patrick Ready
Location: Mazomanie Dog Training Area, Hwy Y
Walked the trails SW, gravel with scat and fields with wildflowers. 6 Spotted Tiger Beetle found also. Partly sunny, 85. |
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May 27 2020 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson Property on County K just south of Chaseburg
The Giant Swallowtail was the smallest that I have ever seen. Smaller than the 2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails that it was with. |
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May 27 2020 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Badger Prairie
My FOY Monarchs. Pearl Crescents were busy along the hiking trails. |
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May 27 2020 |
Ilona Loser
Location: Cross Plains (yard)
One Monarch flew through the backyard early in the afternoon. |
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May 27 2020 |
Mike Reese
Location: Spring Green Preserve SNA
Primarily a robber fly trip. I saw my first one of the year, Holopogon sp. I also had a Steve Thiessen sighting! |
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May 27 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: South Cam-Rock Park, Rockdale
70's, sunny, slight breeze. None of the butterflies took the time to land and have their pictures taken. |
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May 27 2020 |
Darleen Horman
Location: Yard in Allenton
Finally saw a Red Admiral, she was depositing eggs on stinging nettles |
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May 27 2020 |
Bob Leary
Location: my yard
Congratulations to Emily H. for an unbelievable day at Riley Lake! |
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May 28 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: In the yard near our cabin in Winter.
Sunny 68 degree afternoon. |
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May 28 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: An island bounded by Old Abe Lake on the east and the Chippewa River on the west, upstream of the hydro plant at Jim Falls
At least 8 species of butterflies observed while out dragonflying. Silvery Blue was by far the most abundant. Dozens present and very active. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 28 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Crex Meadows
Beautiful sunny morning with light winds to start. Very windy late morning and afternoon. I saw a lot of unidentified duskywings and blues that remain uncounted. Anything that got up in the wind disappeared quickly. Along the North side of North refuge rd between Larson rd. and Crex Ridge rd. and then along the South side of Crex Ridge rd. The wet part of Curry rd on the North end. |
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May 28 2020 |
David Wittrock
Location: Plummer Lake Road, about 5 miles east of Lac du Flambeau
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May 29 2020 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Hoffman Hills SRA
Before noon, 60 degrees and windy. |
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May 29 2020 |
Beth Stetenfeld
Location: Lake Kegonsa State Park
Saw a monarch float by and checked the nearby milkweed. I found five eggs in just a short search. |
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May 29 2020 |
Tim Fenske
Location: Spring Green East TNC
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May 29 2020 |
Mary Roen
Location: Rocky Branch Elementary, River Falls, WI
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May 29 2020 |
Brooke Gilley
Location: Riveredge Nature Center
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May 29 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Waterloo Prairie SNA, Bluejoint Rd
Stopped IDing ET Blues & Crescents for so many other marvelous plants & critters, so little time. |
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May 29 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Field behind our cabin in Winter.
Around noon on a cool (50 degree) sunny day. |
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May 29 2020 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
I witnessed a Monarch butterfly ovipositing on one of our fields of Common Milkweed today. I counted at least 8 eggs in the area and I'm sure there were a lot more. I also witnessed an American Lady who had so little wing left it was a wonder it could even fly. |
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May 30 2020 |
Emily Hjalmarson
Location: Stanton Creek Road area
One Frosted Elfin was found on the gravel road while the other was found on Sundail Lupine in the pipeline ROW mentioned in Ann Swengel's updated ResearchGate article. We also found a Phlox Moth along the road as well. |
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May 30 2020 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Riveredge Nature Center
Mostly sunny, breezy, and in the 60's. |
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May 30 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Highway 54 bog
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May 30 2020 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Fitchburg residential butterfly garden
Nectaring on Ajuga (Bugleweed), puddling on bird poop. |
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May 30 2020 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Festge County Park
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May 30 2020 |
Ann Thering
Location: Various roads along Ice Age Connecting Route
Incidental sightings along roads while on long hike...also spotted two Tiger Swallowtails. Several unidentified duskywings were also noted. |
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May 30 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Emmons Creek Road
Saw well over 50 duskywings but I forgot my binocs. Also saw a couple of White Spotted Sable Moths. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 30 2020 |
Jessica Gorzo
Location: Brule Bog Trail
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★ = New county photo record |
May 30 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Trail Prairie
Cool but still saw a few butterflies while removing Dame's Rocket and garlic mustard |
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May 30 2020 |
Dave Hogg
Location: Waunakee, my butterfly garden
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May 30 2020 |
Beth Stetenfeld
Location: Lake Farm County Park
I videotaped some sandhill cranes with my iPhone while hiking. Later, when playing back the video, I realized a black swallowtail had flown through the frame. Sorry the quality is poor. |
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May 30 2020 |
Fred Dike
Location: Schurch Thomson Prairie
Sunny, Breezy mid 60's. Also saw a white striped black moth |
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May 30 2020 |
Sharon Gericke Fandel
Location: Road right of way - Seymour Township
Three species noted, including an unidentified duskywing. Several dragonflies also observered. No photos immediately available. |
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May 30 2020 |
Jeannie van Vianen
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy SNA
Not as much lupine in bloom as last year at this time. Morning was fairly cloudy. Also saw a number of Six-spotted Tiger Beetles. |
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May 30 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens between Millston and Black River Falls
8+ hours surveying Phlox Moth, Frosted Elfin, and Karner Blue long-term monitoring sites and a few newer sites for those species. This is our 60th straight brood surveying some of the Karner sites. Most sites were within .5 miles of the Bauer Road-Brockway Road intersection, at Stanton Creek Road, Dodge Road/Highway 27/Jean Road Phlox sites, Dike 17, and a forested area 1.6-2.3 miles south-southeast of the Castle Mound Road /Brockway Road jct. We found about 10 Phlox Moths and they were probably in the first half of their flight period. We also saw 39 unidentified duskywings and an unidentified blue. The Karner Blues we saw were 7 females and 72 males. The Variegated Fritillary was at a Downy Phlox site along Dodge Road northwest of Millston. The Cobweb Skipper was 0.2 miles west of Brockway Road, 20-30 meters north of the east-west dirt track that's about 1/2 mile south of Bauer Road. Three of the Frosted Elfins were along the south side of Stanton Creek Road 0.1-0.8 miles east of Hunter Haven Road; 2 were in the narrow mowed ROW right by the road and one was 0.7 miles E of Hunter Haven Road in the northern part of the wide pipeline ROW that begins 8 meters south of the road. These Stanton Creek Road sites are discussed in Ann Swengel's “Update on Finding Frosted Elfins in Jackson County, Wisconsin” in the Butterfly Watching Site Guides project on the ResearchGate page https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ann_Swengel/publications/ |
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May 30 2020 |
Sharon Gericke Fandel
Location: Private Residence - Seymour Township
Observed nectaring on lupine. Photo is a cell phone photo of my camera photo. Also a dead Six-spotted Tiger Beetle on gravel driveway. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 30 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along driveway and in yard by our cabin in Winter.
53 degrees and sunny, late afternoon. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 30 2020 |
Rita Flores Wiskowski
Location: Havenwoods State Forest
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May 31 2020 |
Rita Flores Wiskowski
Location: Ottawa Field Trial Grounds, Dousman
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May 31 2020 |
Fred Dike
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
about 70 degrees, sunny, slight breeze. |
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May 31 2020 |
Darleen Horman
Location: Yard in Allenton
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May 31 2020 |
Skye Harnsberger
Location: 57196 Rush Creek Rd. Ferryville, WI
Found in the garden shed |
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May 31 2020 |
Peter and Charlotte Silvers
Location: Browne Prairie, Goose Pond
Prairie was filled with blooming Golden Alexander, Lupine, and Shooting Stars |
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May 31 2020 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Brooklyn SWA
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May 31 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Dunbar Barrens
Sunny, 64-67 degrees F. Five patches totaling 1.4 miles of transect. The Chryxus Artic was in the basin west of the road 0.4 miles north of Highway 8. These sites are described in Ann Swengel's butterfly watching guide "Butterflies to log in and near Northern Wisconsin's Bogs" at the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association website http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabawba/watching.html |
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May 31 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Parkway Barrens
Sunny, 69-71 degrees F. We also saw 2 unidentified elfins. These sites along the wide powerline and ATV ROW east of County Highway I are described in Ann Swengel's butterfly watching guide "Butterflies to log in and near Northern Wisconsin's Bogs" at the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association website http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabawba/watching.html We surveyed near County Forest Road 602, but the 2 Chryxus Arctics were in the 2nd area we surveyed, 1/2+ mile further south. southerly |
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May 31 2020 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Rattlesnake Ridge East, TPE
Unknown caterpillar on nettle. |
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May 31 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Near an earthen dam to the east of a horse park along the Hay Meadow Flowage Trail
Later afternoon, sunny, mid to upper 60s. Also a Nessus Sphinx Moth. |
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May 31 2020 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Bass Lake #5 along the Deer Fly Trail
Later afternoon, sunny, mid to upper 60s. Both sightings in a grassy clearing along the road, surrounded by forest, near a small lake and a bog. |
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May 31 2020 |
Mary Roen
Location: 805 Glover Road, River Falls, WI
This butterfly was along the edge of a soybean field next to our yard. |
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May 31 2020 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Flowering bush along one of our trails in Winter.
60 degree sunny morning. |
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May 31 2020 |
Lester Doyle
Location: Wildenberg Sand Prairie (Lodi Town Park)
Sunny...mid-day, high 60's. |
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May 31 2020 |
Jennifer Ambrose
Location: Ottawa fields trial grounds
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May 31 2020 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Crex Meadows, Curry Rd. and North refuge Rd. North East of the junction with East REfuge Rd.
Sunny , light wind. I also saw a lot of unidentified duskywings, some unidentified blues, and a sharp- lined powder moth Eufidonia discospilata (Walker, 1862) |
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May 31 2020 |
Rita Flores Wiskowski
Location: Ottawa Field Trial Grounds
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May 31 2020 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Eight bogs, including 6 in the Nicolet National Forest
67-72 degrees F on all bogs. 100% sun for first 2 bogs, then 20% sun for the six Nicolet NF bogs. All of these butterflies were on the bogs. Two bogs elsewhere in Forest County and 6 Nicolet National Forest sites: Forest Road 2414 1 mile north of FR 2183, on west; four Forest Road 2182 bogs--just northwest of its junction with 2414, Forest Road 2182 midway between FR 2414 and 2176 (1.4 miles from each) on south side, east Wolf Lake, and North Wolf Lake (following foot trail 0.75 miles NNE to snowmobile trail that enters bog); and a Frigga Fritillary site on FR 2174 north of FR 2183. The 4 bogs along Forest Road 2182 are described in Ann Swengel's butterfly watching guide "Butterflies to log in and near Northern Wisconsin's Bogs" posted at the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association website http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabawba/watching.html
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May 31 2020 |
Emily Hjalmarson
Location: Bauer-Brockway Barrens SNA
Surveyed the area south of the parking lot on West Bauer Road and a logging road found on the west side of South Brockway Road. Most of the Karners were found at the West Bauer area associated with the Sundail Lupine. Around 10-20 of the Karners were found at the South Brockway area, most of which were at puddles. We also found two Phlox Moths on the same plant together and two Northern Barrens Tiger Beetles along the path leading into the more forested area of the road. |
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May 31 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Ledgeview Nature Center
Close to a hundred checkerspots/crescents seen. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 31 2020 |
Rory Williams
Location: Just south of Cty Z and Country Club Road
Incidental while gardening |
Early afternoon, becoming cloudy. My first Eastern Tiger Swallowtail of the season. Glad that it decided to land for a photo after flying around for quite awhile.