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Category Archives: First Emergences
May Compilation
And you thought April was supposed to be the cruelest month! Rainy days outnumbered dry days in South Jersey in May — about 19 days to 12 (depending on where you live). And, almost as bad for butterfly-chasers, we … Continue reading
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March 2016 Compilation
Two snowstorms, several hard rains, a mix of cold winds from the northwest and warm winds from the south, and wildly-swinging temperatures (from the low 20’s to 80+) made for an exciting month for butterflying in South Jersey. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Early Dates, First Emergences, Looking At Our Data, Lycaenids, Nymphalids, Pierids, Skippers
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Nine Species in Nine Days — an Early-March Outburst
In the first nine days of March South Jersey witnessed both a three-inch+ snowstorm and record-setting heat. Meanwhile, our intrepid observers wiped the snowflakes off their binoculars, stripped down to their short-sleeves, and documented nine different species of butterflies flying … Continue reading
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June Becomes July
Does butterflying in South Jersey reach its most dramatic in late June and early July? Thanks to these contributors for passing along their photos. If you are willing to share your photos here, send them as jpegs (preferably less than … Continue reading
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Franklin Parker Preserve June 13
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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Early June Pix
As always, our observers out exploring and documenting their finds. See the log for the latest discoveries, as we approach 70 species for 2015. Here’s a small sample of some of our team’s most recent photographs. Thanks to each … Continue reading
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Late May Pix
We have had some good finds and lovely photos lately. If you are willing to share your photos here, send them as jpegs (preferably less than 2 megs each) to nacotejackATgmailDOTcom. Please be sure to log in your data … Continue reading
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April pix…so far
April has a few days to run, but here are some interesting photos from the month through our last April weekend. Thanks to the photographers here for passing along these shots. Keep exploring, posting your data, and (if you are … Continue reading
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June Compilation: 70 Species/One Month
We compiled an excellent list in June 2014 with 70 species found. That broke our all-time high for June (old record = 69 in June 2012), marked only the second time we have ever reached 70 species in a single … Continue reading
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May Compilation
Thanks to each of the 37 observers who contributed to our log in May…. Amy Gaberlein, Barb Wiley, Barry Marts, Brian Johnson, Chip Krilowicz, Chris Herz. Chris Tonkinson, Clay Sutton. Cynthia Allen. Dave Amadio, Doyle Dowdell, Gibson Reynolds, Jack Miller, … Continue reading
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