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And the beat goes on….

Posted on January 9, 2012 by connorj

Male and female orange sulphurs nectaring on self-heal, Rt 9 and Avalon Blvd, by Will Kerling, January 6, 2012. Maybe the title here should be, “And the heat goes on…” As our warm weather pushes deeper into winter, butterflies continue … Continue reading →

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As the year turns….

Posted on January 3, 2012 by connorj

Monarch at Cape May State Park, photo’d by Sam Galick mid-day, January 1, 2012. …. Cape May still has butterflies on the wing. Our first butterflies of 2012 follow immediately on the tracks of our last butterflies of 2011, as … Continue reading →

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Yes, Virginia….

Posted on December 26, 2011 by connorj

Photo by Will Kerling, 12-25-11, Rt 9 and Avalon Boulevard, Cape May. … you can find butterflies flying on Christmas in New Jersey. At least you can this year, if you chase them diligently in Cape May, as Will Kerling … Continue reading →

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And now we have ten…

Posted on December 10, 2011 by connorj

Photo by Mike Crewe, 12-4-11, at the Beanery in Cape May That last blog entry (“Double-Digit December?” below) proved obsolete almost as soon as it was posted. Mike Crewe has reported a tenth species for December — a clouded sulphur … Continue reading →

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Double-Digit December?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by connorj

Buckeyes at the Cape Island Creek Preserve, photo by Sam Galick, 12-4-11 Butterflies are flying later this year than they have in any of our previous three years of logging. Observers have found nine species in the first week of … Continue reading →

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November Says Good-bye

Posted on December 2, 2011 by connorj

A questionmark on migration, photographed on-the-wing by Sam Galick at Stone Harbor Point, 11-26-11 As the month closed yesterday, butterflies are still flying in southern New Jersey. We gathered reports of flying adults from seven of the eight southern counties … Continue reading →

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One Garden, One Day, Two Rarities

Posted on November 11, 2011 by connorj

Photo by Will Kerling, 11-09-11 Thanks to Cynthia Allen and Will Kerling, we’ve added two new species to our November list this week. Patrolling the Triangle Garden in Cape May Point (on Lighthouse Avenue), they first found a white-m hairstreak, … Continue reading →

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Our November Flyers

Posted on November 5, 2011 by connorj

Vanessa atalanta is among our most reliable November flyers. Photo by Will Kerling, 11-02-11 in Cape May As November begins I thought it would be interesting to look back over our data for the past three years to list which … Continue reading →

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Black Witch, Cape May Point

Posted on October 29, 2011 by connorj

Photograph by Clay Sutton, Cape May Point State Park, 10-28-11 A rare wanderer drew the attention of observers’ eyes yesterday at Cape May Point, but it wasn’t a migratory hawk, shorebird, or warbler…. As reported by the Cape May Bird … Continue reading →

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See them now or….

Posted on October 23, 2011 by connorj

Could September & October be the best season to chase butterflies in southern NJ? The diversity is down, but so is the heat — and there’s something especially rewarding about taking our last looks… Some October 2011 photos: A painted … Continue reading →

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