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Sorry, no highlights to report this week. While the uptick in numbers has been noticeable this past week, there’s been very little new or newsworthy to report. Find us a highlight for next week’s Forecast! The expected grass skippers are … Continue reading
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:57:37 +0000
HIGHLIGHTS: Southern Cloudywing, Fiery Skipper, Cloudless Sulphur Skippers highlight the sightings from the last week, including four Southern Cloudywings at the Glendening House on Jug Bay in Anne Arundel Co MD. Southern Broken-dash has spiked in numbers this past … Continue reading
Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:38:13 +0000
Tom Stock and I headed out midday yesterday to check on the Dion Skipper populations at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in DC, and in our usual optimistic high spirits that we might find Brazilian Skippers on (what in the past have … Continue reading
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:52:19 +0000
HIGHLIGHT: Irruption of Silvery Checkerspots region-wide. The big story this week is the major irruption regionally of Silvery Checkerspots, one of the few butterflies this season that is seeing any good population trends. But they certainly are, and it seems … Continue reading
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:20:36 +0000
HIGHLIGHTS: Giant Swallowtail (MD), Diana Fritillary (VA), Palamedes Swallowtail (MD), Little Yellow (DC) The listservs this past week have been full of weeping and gnashing of teeth over what a poor lep season 2018 has been for most species in … Continue reading
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:26:12 +0000
HIGHLIGHTS: Northern Metalmark, Bronze Copper, King’s Hairstreak, Ocola Skipper, Juniper (Olive) Hairstreak, Swarthy Skipper The big news this week is the annual flight of Northern Metalmarks in Green Ridge State Forest, one of the largest flights we’ve seen in recent … Continue reading
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:13:28 +0000
Tom Stock and I took advantage of what we thought would be picture-perfect butterfly observing conditions to do a targeted strike for King’s Hairstreak and a general scouting mission for my upcoming Eastern Shore field trip for the Audubon Naturalist … Continue reading
Sun, 08 Jul 2018 18:23:29 +0000
HIGHLIGHTS: Rare Skipper, Common Sootywing, Harvester, Edwards’ Hairstreak, Appalachian Azure, Hackberry Emperor, Tawny Emperor; Bog Copper, Black Dash. Sachem Today’s widespread rains followed by what is shaping up to be a glorious weekend seem tailor-made for good butterfly watching. While … Continue reading
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:18:44 +0000
It seems like a lifetime ago since I was up in the Adirondacks, but in fact it was barely a month ago. But it’s been such a sprint at work since then that I’ve just not had a chance to … Continue reading
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 16:27:02 +0000
Tom Stock and I spent most of yesterday checking out nectar sources in the Catoctin Mountains, from the Sand Flats area of the Frederick municipal watershed to Gambrill State Park to the Ridenour Swamp near Wolfsville. To say we had … Continue reading
Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:19:22 +0000