Butterfly sightings for March 2022
| Mar 13 2022 |
Jeremy Meyer
Location: Mother's house in Franklin
Mourning Cloak 
Mourning Cloak |
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Laura Amundson
Location: Baxter Hollow State Natural Area
Temps in low 60's and sunny. Both found on same tree along a trail. The Compton Tortoiseshell was in rough shape but flying ok. 
Eastern Comma 
Compton Tortoiseshell |
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Dan Abel
Location: Wolf river bottoms Herb Behnke unit- marsh/savannah east of hwy m, Shiocton
In pockets of open hardwoods. High 50s and sunny. |
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Marcie O'Connor
Location: Prairie Haven
First butterfly sightings of the year for me. And yesterday we saw our first infant moth. 
The Infant (moth) 
Eastern Comma |
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Ethan Brown
Location: Kettle Moraine (Southern Unit)
2 weeks earlier than my previous first sighting. Beautiful March day. |
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Daniel Jackson
Location: Jackson property just south of Chaseburg on County K
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Spring Green Preserve
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Stan Rehm
Location: Fitchburg residential butterfly garden
A reliable sighting in our garden every spring, typically this week on our phenology calendar. 
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| Mar 20 2022 |
Rich Kahl & Laurie Yahr
Location: Madison School Forest
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| Mar 21 2022 |
Mary Jo Sundling
Location: Along the Yahara River Trail in Stoughton
Saw three Mourning Cloak butterflies flying in the area and one sunning itself on an old log. Sunny, 70 degree afternoon. 
Mourning Cloak |
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| Mar 21 2022 |
Lynn Erickson
Location: Town of Marion near Castle Rock Dam
Spotted both the Eastern Comma and the Mourning Cloak in a stand of old pines. They enjoyed sunning themselves on the forest floor in the brightest spots. It was sunny and in the mid 60s today and there's still a bit of snow in some sheltered spots. 
Mourning Cloak 
Eastern Comma |
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| Mar 21 2022 |
Terri Sgarlata-Lutz
Location: Ice Age Trail in Cross Plains
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Appears to be first sighting of the year!