Category Archives: Field Trips

Upcoming Field Trip to Dix WMA

Posted on August 25, 2017 by connorj

Steve Glynn has kindly offered to lead a field trip for our group to Dix Wildlife Management Area this Sunday, August 27, to search for sleepy oranges and other butterflies he and others have been finding at this site recently. … Continue reading →

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Impromptu Field Trip to Salem County, July 10.

Posted on July 8, 2016 by connorj

Steve Glynn has kindly offered to lead a field trip this coming Sunday, July 10, to Salem County. He will be pursuing bronze coppers, rare skippers, and other interesting bugs. See our sightings log for Steve’s recent reports from the … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Medford Leas New Date: July 2

Posted on June 22, 2016 by connorj

Chris Herz has moved up the date of her field trip one week to take advantage of milkweeds now blooming (or about to bloom) throughout South Jersey.  Here’s her updated notice: Butterfly field trip to Medford Leas 1 Medford Leas … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve, May 8 (Updated May 11)

Posted on April 19, 2016 by connorj

Will Kerling will be leading our group’s first field trip of 2016 — to one of his favorite stomping grounds:  Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve in Cape May County. This will be a joint trip with our friends, the NABA North … Continue reading →

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Field Trip Report: Heislerville Migration 10-7-15

Posted on October 8, 2015 by connorj

We came, we saw, and we contemplated. Jack Miller led a half dozen of us on an investigation of the butterfly migration along Bay Avenue in Maurice River Township and in other, nearby spots on October 7. We were searching … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Heislerville, October 7: Buckeye Migration Chase

Posted on October 3, 2015 by connorj

Following up on his high counts of buckeyes and other butterflies in and near Heislerville WMA on 9-28-15 and 9-29-15, Jack Miller has volunteered to lead a “short-notice” field trip there this coming Wednesday, October 7. Meeting Place: Intersection of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Field Trip: Salem County, August 1, led by Dave Amadio

Posted on July 25, 2015 by connorj

Plan on meeting at the Supawna Meadows NWR on Lighthouse Road (sometimes called Harrisonville Lighthouse Road) at 9 a.m. There is ample parking in the lot off of Lighthouse Rd. We will likely only be exploring the roadside here for … Continue reading →

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Franklin Parker Preserve June 13

Posted on June 15, 2015 by connorj

On June 13 Stephen Mason led 13 members of our group on a field trip to Parker Preserve. Our luck was very good for one of our two target species: we found the first two-spotted skippers (four individuals in total) … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Parker Preserve, June 13, led by Stephen Mason

Posted on June 2, 2015 by connorj

Let’s meet at the Woodland Township Post Office (3900 Route 563, Chatsworth, NJ 08019) at 9 am. We can catch up and wait for stragglers and head in the field around 9:30 am. We will be car-pooling from the Post Office. … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Medford Leas, June 20, led by Chris Herz

Posted on June 1, 2015 by connorj

Butterfly field trip to Medford Leas 1 Medford Leas Dr., Medford, NJ Sat. June 20th 9:45am There are a variety of habitats here, and we will walk around the community garden, and then go to the surrounding fields. Many species … Continue reading →

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