Butterfly sightings for April 2021
Apr 2 2021 |
Dan Abel
Location: Dunbar barrens
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Apr 2 2021 |
Dan Abel
Location: Logger lake parking area, town of armstrong creek.
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Apr 3 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 4 miles east of Cornucopia
Junction of Stage Road and Mountain Road at east edge of Bell Twp. We also saw 1 of the day-flying moth Scarce Infant (Leucobrephos brephoides, black and white colored). |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Beth Stetenfeld
Location: Two locations in McFarland residential neighborhood
I noticed one Mourning Cloak in the back yard, and then I saw another one later, floating on a breeze in my neighbor's front yard. Very light breeze; temperatures in the 60s, with a high of 70. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Noyes Park
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Apr 3 2021 |
Debra Rade
Location: Peninsula State Park
Saw this tattered butterfly flitting about on the trail near the tennis courts. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Milwaukee River Pkwy Section 2
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Apr 3 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Whitnil park, forest near Wehr Nature Center
I chased it for about 2 hours. I’m trying to maybe raise caterpillars of this species this year. It eventually disappeared. I’m pretty sure it was a male based on habits and size. I have never seen this species this south before! FOY! |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
60s; Bloodroot in bloom. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: Wehr Nature Center, Whitnall Park
First butterfly of the year. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Fred Dike
Location: Blue Mound State Park
Sunny, 60s, slight breeze |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Mary Frank
Location: Harambee yard, Milwaukee
A Mourning Cloak was floating around my front yard on 4/3. I saw it again, or another one, in my backyard on 4/4. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Janet Mueller
Location: Cornell Lake, Town of Warren
Calm, full sun, 60s light breeze. On moss at base of birch. Cell phone shot, sorry. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Marisa Lee
Location: County Highway J
I am not sure whether I saw two or just one very active butterfly. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Elver Park - Woods trails
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Apr 3 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 1 mile SW of Cornucopia
Northern end of Klemik Road. |
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Apr 3 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Northeast of Mt. Valhalla
We walked northeast from County Hwy C for the first mile of Forest Road 256. We identified two kinds of day-flying moths: 12 Infants (Archiearis infans, orange, black, and white colored) and 4 Scarce Infants (Leucobrephos brephoides (black and white colored) |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Whitnall Park, Forests near Wehr
Went for another round at Whitnall Park. Beautiful Easter Day around 70 degrees. Didn’t see a tortoiseshell but a beautiful comma. Happy Easter everyone! |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Marisa Lee
Location: County Highway J, Town of Bayfield
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Apr 4 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: South of Herbster
The gravel part of Forest Road 262 (The Lenawee Trail) from 3 miles south of Herbster to its junction with Forest Road 236. We found Lepidoptera every time we stopped, but the junction with FR 683 had the most individuals. Moths: we saw 25 Infants and 13 Scarce Infants. |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Most of the Mourning Cloak butterflies I saw were flying in pairs. One pair landed on the trunk of a nearby tree as seen in these photos. If I hadn't noticed them land there, I never would have known, as they were very well camouflaged. 75 degrees and breezy. |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 5 miles S of Cornucopia
South end of Old County Hwy C, near North Boundary Road. Moths seen: 3 Infants |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Ann Thering
Location: my garden
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Apr 4 2021 |
John Davis
Location: By the bluff behind my house in Prairie du Chien
Beautiful day, about 60, with no wind and sunny, take care and enjoy Easter everyone |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Russian Slough County Park
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Apr 4 2021 |
Dean Hansen
Location: Fish Lake & Crex Meadows SWAs
Five Mourning Cloaks were seen on Fish Lake SWA on damp sand/mud of Hickorson, Jimmy Carter, and Stolte Roads. The Eastern Comma was on the unnamed east-west road between Hickorson and Jimmy Carter Road. A single Mourning Cloak was seen near the northern end of Curry Road in Crex Meadows SWA. Air temp was a delightful 75 degrees. Butterflying resumes! Also common on damp mud was a native bee, I believe a species of Colletes. |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Standing Cedars natural area
Beautiful sunny afternoon. |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Genoa Fish Hatchery
Surprised to see my first Cabbage White! |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Mark E. Johnson
Location: Sauk Prairie State Rec Area
Saw all five together as a group flying around bushes and road. Only one perched long enough for a photo. |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson Property about 1/4 mile south of Chaseburg off of County K
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Apr 4 2021 |
Stephen Braband
Location: Dell Prairie at Lake of the Dells
saw 3 on my morning hike in a wooded ravine |
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Apr 4 2021 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton
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Apr 4 2021 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: New Glarus Woods, SP Buffalo Trail woods and prairis
FOY in sunny spots in the woods on leaf litter |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Mary Sobol
Location: McFarland backyard
flying over & landing in backyard prairie burn; overcast & warm |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Chippewa County Forest, Deer Fly Trail and Hickory Ridge Trail
Along somewhat shaded sections of dirt-and-gravel roads through the Chippewa County Forest. Most seen while driving. Widely scattered. No photos. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Holt Park
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Apr 5 2021 |
Nancy Nabak
Location: Richard J. Drumm Memorial Forest
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Apr 5 2021 |
Mike Reese
Location: Necedah NWR
The dirt/gravel roads at Necedah are dry and I saw no butterflies on the road where I normally would see them this time of year. Three of the Mourning Cloak were nectaring on one small willow. I saw and sniffed my first Trailing Arbutus of the year. My first tiger beetles of the year also was my first two-fer, since it was a male Festive Tiger Beetle attempting to mate with a Bronzed Tiger Beetle. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
K. Java
Location: Fish Lake SWA
82 degrees and windy. I stopped at my favorite butterfly spot at the intersection of County Rd O and Southwest Dike Trail where I found the Compton and 1 Mourning Cloak. Other Mourning Cloaks seen as I drove other areas. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Donna Miller
Location: Oregon
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Apr 5 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Yahara River Trail (Forest)
With all the recent sightings I decided to check it out.
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Apr 5 2021 |
Pam Campbell
Location: Hoffman Hills
Warm temps in the 70s. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 5 miles south of Cornucopia
North end of Old County Hwy C. Moths seen: 3 Infants, 1 Scarce Infant. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: 3-5 Miles east of Cornucopia
Stage Road. Most butterflies were at the junction with Mountain Road, but 3 Mourning Cloaks and 1 Compton TS were further northwest than that. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Cedarburg Bog - public trails at the north end of the Bog, off Hwy 33.
Spectacular day, about 70 degrees, with a backdrop of wood frogs and peepers. |
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Apr 5 2021 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Williamson Street near Yahara River
13:15 First butterfly I have seen in Madison this year |
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Apr 6 2021 |
April Stanke
Location: My Yard in Brown Deer
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Apr 6 2021 |
Donna M Williams-Richter
Location: Muscallounge Road near Beetown
Around 12:30, very sunny, mid-70's. Excited to see these butterfly visitors and very pleased to see another brilliant Spring beauty, the Sarcoscypha coccinea, also known as the Scarlet Cup Fungus or my favorite name the Scarlet Elf Cup. Although very tiny (3-5 cm) it is very recognizable. |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Donna Miller
Location: Oregon
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Apr 6 2021 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Hudson Park Neighborhood
13:20 This individual was whiter than yesterday's Cabbage White and in a garden |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: our backyard in Madison
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Apr 6 2021 |
David Wittrock
Location: Plummer Lake Road, Lac du Flambeau
First butterfly of the year! |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Holt Park
Nectaring on pussy willow. |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Rory Williams
Location: Public Hunting Ground on County E, east parking area
8 Festive Tiger Beetles and 1 Oblique Lined Tiger Beetle. Providing two pictures of Festive to show the normal pattern variation |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Tod also saw our first dragonflies of the year- a mating pair of green darners. |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Backyard in Mequon
Flying across front yard. |
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Apr 6 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Cedarburg Bog off the 33
Never seen so many of these semi rare butterflies in one spot. When I walked into the forest, I couldn’t believe how many I could spot. About 77 degrees. |
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Apr 7 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Root River Pkwy - former Rainbow Airport
Sunning in sandbar willows |
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Apr 7 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Honey Creek Pkwy - Section 3
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Apr 7 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Honey Creek Pkwy - Section 1 confluence with the Menomonee River
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Apr 7 2021 |
Joan Vennie
Location: Badger Prairie, Verona
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Apr 7 2021 |
Edgar Spalding
Location: Frautschi Pt, Lakeshore Nature Preserve, Madison
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Apr 7 2021 |
Rory Williams
Location: Navarino Wildlife Area
Been a while since I have seen a Gray Comma Also saw 16 of the 12 Spotted Tiger Beetles. |
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Apr 7 2021 |
Dan Abel
Location: Nicolet recreation trail north of wisconsin creek rd. Town of tipler
70's and sunny. |
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Apr 7 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Oak Creek Pkwy - Section 4
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Apr 7 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Avoca Preserve/ lower Wisconsin River way
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Apr 7 2021 |
Patty Penner
Location: Indian springs Park, Madison, Wisc
there are at least two of these and twice now one has flown all around us and landed on my husbands head |
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Apr 7 2021 |
Eileen Scharenbroch
Location: Town of Trenton,
Spring Azure was seen on blooming Bloodroot. |
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Apr 7 2021 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson propert 1/4 mile south of Chaseburg
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Apr 7 2021 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
I was out in search of bumblebee queens today and this skipper caught my eye immediately. This is the first time this skipper has been seen on Moely Prairie and definitely our first butterfly sighting of the year. It was sunny and about 68 degrees. She was particularly drawn to the new-blooming Prairie Smoke.
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Apr 8 2021 |
Dan Abel
Location: Nicolet recreation trail north of wisconsin creek road town of tipler
Mid 60's . Partly sunny |
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Apr 12 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Cedarburg Bog of the 33
First tortoiseshell in ozaukee. I found a female and male. Camouflage was amazing. About 63 degrees and sunny.
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★ = New county photo record |
Apr 15 2021 |
Judith Huf
Location: County Grounds Park
11 am: rather chilly and windy and overcast, but lots of non-native flowers blooming and attracting clouds of Cabbage Whites. |
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Apr 16 2021 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Great River Bike Trail below Sunset Vista in Onalaska
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Apr 16 2021 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Fitchburg residential butterfly garden
One Cabbage White at the UW Arboretum. More significantly, the first spike of milkweed in our home garden, about on schedule compared to previous years. |
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Apr 16 2021 |
Dan Abel
Location: Marsh road east of white lake. Town of Royalton.
Sunny. Mid 50's. |
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Apr 16 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Honey Creek Pkwy 1
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Apr 16 2021 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Along Jones Spring Lane
Temp low 50s, sunny, slight breeze. |
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Apr 16 2021 |
Bill Fehrenbach
Location: Foxfire Golf Course
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Apr 16 2021 |
Roxana Reitz
Location: Hixon Township
Mustard Whites are here is large numbers and are dispersed so I can't say how many total. I counted 35 at one time on our driveway. Most likely many more than the number I posted. |
★ = New county photo record |
Apr 16 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Jacobus Park
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Apr 16 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: West end of Mirror Lake
The Olympia was in a place we've never looked for them before, flying along both sides of Lake View road 150-300 meters west of the township boat ramp on the NW side of the lake. We then did a half-mile transect survey at one of our nearby spots and found no butterflies. |
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Apr 17 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
No too many butterflies today, but lots of birds including red-bellied woodpeckers, cardinals, red-winged blackbirds, ducks, robins, and a soaring turkey vulture. Sunny, breezy 60 degree afternoon. |
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Apr 17 2021 |
Bill Fehrenbach
Location: Faraway Loop Segment of Ice Age Trail
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Apr 17 2021 |
Jeannie van Vianen
Location: Lake Farm County Park
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Apr 17 2021 |
Douglas Buege
Location: Bachman Rapids Rd
Unidentified comma flew by |
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Apr 17 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Cedarburg Bog off 33
Butterflies mostly disappeared after an hour. A relatively cool afternoon. Around 53 degrees and sunny. No tortoiseshells today. Can anyone answer this for me? 2 weeks ago I found the 50+ Mourning Cloaks all one area. Where did they all go? I didn’t think they could migrate. Also, I didn’t see any pairs. Now, most seem to be gone. |
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Apr 17 2021 |
Susan Mayer
Location: NE 35-35N-08W
i was walking through forest when I saw it. |
★ = New county photo record |
Apr 17 2021 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Chippewa County Forest, along the Deer Fly and Hay Meadow Flowage Trails
Sunny, about 60 degrees. Not a lot of butterfly activity. Few tiger beetles seen. Observation time: 12:00 - 16:00. |
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Apr 17 2021 |
Tamara Miltz Miller
Location: Trade Lake
Sunny 57 degrees |
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Apr 17 2021 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson propert 1/4 mile south of Chaseburg
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Apr 18 2021 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Standing Cedars SNA
Upper 50s cloudy windy |
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Apr 18 2021 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Lake Farm County Park
Lots of wildflowers in bloom, too! |
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Apr 18 2021 |
Mike Reese, Karen Oberhauser
Location: Private land along the Embarrass River
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Apr 18 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens between Millston and Black River Falls.
6 hours. Sites were both east and west of Brockway Road, along the first 3/4 mile of Bauer Road west of Brockway, near Hwy 54, west of Hunter Haven Road, and along Stanton Creek Road. We also saw 4 unidentified elfins, and 4 flying butterflies that could all have been Juvenal's or Dreamy Duskywings: 3 dark spreadwing skippers and 1 duskywing sp. |
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Apr 18 2021 |
Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Spring Green Preserve
10 to noon, 51 to 61 degrees. |
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Apr 18 2021 |
Dan Abel
Location: Lower wolf river bottoms herb behnkie unit , oak savanna west of hwy m, shiocton
Partly sunny,high 50,s |
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Apr 18 2021 |
Janet Mueller
Location: Cornell Lake, Town of Warren
Full sun, warm. Feeding on the native ephemerals. |
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Apr 18 2021 |
John & Susan Winegarden
Location: Seymour Sands
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★ = New county photo record |
Apr 18 2021 |
Hayley Cramer
Location: Marathon City, woods on the Big Rib River
Mustard white was feeding on Spring Beauty flowers. |
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Apr 21 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Jacobus Park
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Apr 22 2021 |
Ruth Smith
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Excited to find two of these beauties in the grass |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Yahara River Trail near Admunson Park in Stoughton
Breezy, sunny, 58 degree afternoon. First sightings of Cabbage White butterflies this year. Also saw two sandhill cranes near the trail and several American White Pelicans feeding in the river. |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Judith Huf
Location: Harbinger Woods
Finally, my first Mourning Cloak |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Michael Herriot
Location: Quincy Bluff and Wetlands SNA
Approximately 18 miles hiked over 13 hours. Temperature was 26 degrees to start and warmed to 61 degrees. Moderate winds from southwest. |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Grady Tract of the UW Arboretum
Kudos to the director and staff at the Arboretum for their ongoing aggressive removal of trees and underbrush from this site. There will be a ton more nectar plants this summer and in the years to come. |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Mary Coleman
Location: Town of Lisbon
This little one came to visit today. |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Paul Olson Wildlife Area
We walked about 2 miles to survey Portage County parts of the wildlife area for birds. 1 unidentified white in same plot as the identified Mustard White. |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Surveyed 3 elfin long-term monitoring units totaling 0.85 transect miles (1 Olympia Marble) and drove the Trumpeter Trail (1 Olymnpia, 1 Mourning Cloak). |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Paul Olson Wildlife Area
All Mustard Whites were in the west right-of-way of Lundberg Road immediately south (6 individuals ) or north (1) of its junction with Tenpas Road, just across the road from the wildlife area. |
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Apr 22 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens along County Hwy X
We walked four elfin and Karner Blue long-term monitoring patches units totaling 2.25 miles. All are ROWs bordering County X or perpendicular to it. |
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Apr 23 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Mostly cloudy 55 degree afternoon. Not too many butterflies, but did enjoy watching several American Coots in the river. |
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Apr 23 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Cudahy Nature Preserve
On marsh marigold. |
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Apr 24 2021 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Cherokee Marsh Nat Resource area-East Trailhead
11:49-13:19, 59-60F, variable wind 5 - 3 mph, partly cloudy, 1.61 mi |
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Apr 24 2021 |
Jeannie van Vianen
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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Apr 25 2021 |
Molly Jahn
Location: Wisconsin Riverway, Mazomanie
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Apr 25 2021 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac, WI
Partly sunny with temps in the low 50's. This is our first sighting of both the American Lady and the Eastern-tailed Blue. |
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Apr 25 2021 |
Fred Dike
Location: Garman Nature Preserve
Mostly sunny, 50s |
★ = New county photo record |
Apr 26 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Windy, 75 degree afternoon. Had fun walking the trail with two sandhill cranes today. |
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Apr 26 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Root River East Branch @ Rawson Ave
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Apr 26 2021 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: our yard in Madison
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Apr 26 2021 |
Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Edna Taylor Conservancy in Monona
One Mourning Cloak kept landing on Joan's hat. |
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Apr 26 2021 |
Pam Skaar and Ginny Nelson
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Much of the preserve had been recently burned so we saw very little rock cress. It will be interesting to see what the Olympia Marble numbers are like next year. |
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Apr 27 2021 |
Jay Watson
Location: Maywood Environmental Area
Cool (47F), breezy of the lake and mostly cloudy. Saw a male common green darner dragonfly. |
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Apr 27 2021 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Water St, Sauk City
No photo as I didn’t have my camera, but I spotted an American Lady ovipositing on the Pussytoes we have in our prairie garden behind our house. We just planted this native garden in the last two years and I’m thrilled she was able to find it! |
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Apr 27 2021 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Nice 82 degree day. Every thing is coming out a month early this year. Silvery blue was a first. |
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Apr 27 2021 |
Jay Watson
Location: Horicon Marsh NWR auto tour
65F, mostly cloudy, light breeze. I think this is my earliest record for black swallowtail. |
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Apr 27 2021 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: Franklin, my yard
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Apr 27 2021 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: Grant Park
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Apr 27 2021 |
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Location: Wisconsin Riverway
75 degrees. We expected cloudy conditions but it turned out to be mostly sunny at mid-day. Saw more than we expected. Very pleasant. |
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Apr 28 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Lyons Park
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Apr 28 2021 |
Bob Jacobson
Location: Undisturbed, weedy field at the north edge of the City of Bloomer
Multiple white butterflies observed. Confirmed the identity of only one. Based on experience the others were likely the same species. |
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Apr 28 2021 |
K. Java
Location: Crex Meadows SWA
Just stopped once at the corner of Klotz Rd and James Rd. The Mourning Cloak was landing high in the tree tops. I saw several other Mourning Cloaks but not at this spot. |
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Apr 28 2021 |
Randy Powers
Location: Worchester Township
5:30pm in the afternoon the thermometer in the sun reading 64 degrees, a spring azure sits around the scats on the driveway from our pet dog. With a walk down to the pier area after unloading the car I flush a Morning Cloak off of the pier platforms still on land. The Cloak took off avoiding a digital moment! Musser Lake Cottage. |
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Apr 28 2021 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Fern Dell Gorge SNA gravel parking lot
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Apr 29 2021 |
Jen Maerz
Location: Mountain Bay Trail in Weston
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Apr 29 2021 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: My jobsite, Wind Rush Rd
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Apr 29 2021 |
Scott and Ann Swengel
Location: Barrens in and near Mirror Lake State Park
Three long-term monitoring sites and one newer site in the Park, and one long-term site near the Park. We also saw 6 unidentified duskywings. |
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Apr 29 2021 |
Pamela Skaar
Location: Lab of Hygiene, Madison, WI
14:15 flew close enough to me to see the black wing edging on a yellow butterfly. |
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Apr 29 2021 |
Sandra Halbur
Location: Forest Township Northeast of Dotyville; South of Mt Calvary
My first Morning Cloak! It just wanted to sun it’s wings and rest. Sunny day 66 degrees with a chance of rain in the forecast by the end of the day. |
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Apr 29 2021 |
Amy Chamberlin
Location: Moely Prairie, Prairie du Sac
While doing restoration work on the prairie, I spied Eastern-tailed Blues, an American Lady ovipositing on Pussytoes, and our first recorded Red Admiral this year! |
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Apr 29 2021 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Spruce Lake Bog
Beautiful day - cranes, Wood Ducks, Northern Waterthrush, Common Green Darner, and all kinds of emerging bog plants. The Harvester did a lot of flying around and not much landing. |
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Apr 29 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Milwaukee River Pkwy just south of Silver Spring Rd
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Apr 29 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along road by our cabin in Winter
Mostly sunny, breezy, 55 degree afternoon. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Kate Redmond
Location: Cedarburg Bog - public trails at the north end of the Bog off of Hwy. 33
Nice day - cool and sunny, with a light breeze. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Randy Powers
Location: Worchester - Chequamegon-Nicolet Forest
Very Windy, Sunny, 55 degrees 1Pm-4Pm, Popple Creek to Gates Lake up to Riley and back. An Infant Moth, a Brown-Shaded Carpet Moth and many "dozens" of Bombylius major, busy Bee-Flies all over the place! |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Peter Sveiks
Location: Schueler Woods in Town of Greenville
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Apr 30 2021 |
Fred Dike
Location: Donald Park
50s, sunny, breezy |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Falk Park
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Apr 30 2021 |
Jay Watson
Location: Backyard Rosecrans
50F, sunny cold south breeze, walk with the boys. Greater bee fly landed on my son and looked cold. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along trails on our property in Winter
Mostly sunny 60 degree afternoon. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Mike Reese
Location: Stanton Creek Rd.
Looking for my first Frosted Elfins of the year. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Jay Watson
Location: Neshota County Park
Sunny, 60F, breezy, spring bees active, six spotted tiger beetle 3, green darner abundant 20+. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along the trails on our property in Winter.
Saw the Eastern Comma while planting trees for Arbor Day. Sunny, 60 degree afternoon. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Staff
Location: Noyes Park
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Apr 30 2021 |
Terry Mortier
Location: Crex Meadows and Burnett County Forest ( south edge of the Clam Lake Fire Break)
Sunny mild day. Elfins were along the south edge of the Clam Lake Fire Break off of Peet Rd. North of Reed Lake Rd. Olympia marbles various locations in Crex. |
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Apr 30 2021 |
Mike Reese
Location: ATV trail north of Stanton Creek Rd, east of Hunter Haven Rd. one mile
I had never been to Stanton Creek Rd. and I thought I was there and walked down the ATV trail. It didn't seem right but I walked a mile and turned back. Stanton Creek Rd was about 100 yards farther south and looked like a wonderful place. |
Sunny and windy.