Avian Ecologist

MD Butterflies

We arrived late tonight/early morning at home, where we’re stopping over before making the final leg of the move. So, I compiled a list of species that can be found in my home region (PD) this time of year (L-July)! pipevine swallowtail spicebush swallowtail little yellow sleepy orange dainty sulphur hickory hairstreak: historical records from […]

Moving to Cape May!

Today we left the Midwest; moves are always bittersweet. Yet, I’m so excited to explore the ecosystems of my soon to be new home!

WI Butterflies – Last Week July

marine blue – very rare! Reakirt’s blue – Burnett Co. green comma tawny-edged skipper

L.H. Barkhausen

We walked around in the sensory woods and up to the observation tower tonight!

Lilly Lake

We got Paul’s canoe and went for a paddle on this lovely Brown Co. WI lake this evening!

NEOWISE

We got to see this amazing comet tonight!

WI Butterflies – 3rd Week July

Bold species found in Douglas Co., WI! striped hairstreak northern broken-dash broad-winged skipper black dash

Enos Colburn park

We revisited the park this evening but with new eyes: I learned that the trees were more or less “original,” or probably a century or 2 old! I looked at the 1976 Wisconsin historic landcover map, and learned that Paul’s grandparents’ suburban yard was likely originally sugar maple, basswood, red oak, white oak and black […]

WI Butterflies – 2nd Week July

This is a great time to look for butterflies! To switch it up, this week’s post has Brown Co. species in bold. (I’ll be staying in Green Bay after I move out tomorrow until my new rental unit is ready!) Little yellow gray copper Acadian hairstreak juniper hairstreak American snout tawny emperor funereal duskywing wild […]

WI Butterflies – 1st Week July

These peak weeks are interpreted from the histograms per species on Wisconsin Butterflies. hickory hairstreak Poweshiek skipperling Ottoe skipper two-spotted skipper Happy butterfly watching!