Category Archives: Late Dates

May Compilation (& a little bit of June)

Don Freiday found and photo’d this Appalachian brown at Peaslee WMA on May 20. We had yet another excellent month of butterflying in May, 2012. Thirty-seven observers contributed a total of 1820 reports noting the presence of 63 species during … Continue reading

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April Compilation: The Action Continues

Variegated fritillary, photo by Will Kerling, Cape May Courthouse (Cape May Co), 4-30-12. Male pipevine swallowtail, photo by Ro Wilson, Medford Leas (Burlington Co) 4-17-12 Depending on how you count, one or the other of the species above was our … Continue reading

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Can azures be far behind?

Highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, blooming February 7, 2012, CMPt State Park, photo by Will Kerling. NJ’s warm winter has been especially evident in Cape May, where daytime high temperatures seem to have been more often in the 50s (and even … Continue reading

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And the beat goes on….

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….

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….

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…

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?

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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See them now or….

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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