Category Archives: Out-of-Area Reports

“Questionable” Commas in Ontario

Posted on May 16, 2017 by connorj

Rick Cavasin, Ontario butterflyer extraordinaire, has sent us a very interesting response to the March post, “Questionable Commas.” He has found and documented several different variations on the “punctuation marks” on Polygonia. I [am sending along] a photo of a … Continue reading →

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Wade Wander’s Magnificent Obsession

Posted on March 22, 2016 by connorj

  North Jersey environmental consultant, conservationist, birder, botanist, and butterflyer Wade Wander has been documenting the moths of his backyard in Fredon, Sussex County, for the last 15 years. Believe it or not, his total count for that single spot … Continue reading →

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More Rosa Pix — And a Question for Spring

Posted on November 11, 2015 by connorj

In follow-up to the post of November 9 here are more photos of “rosa” morph buckeyes, showing their wide range of forms. Thanks to the photographers listed here for passing their shots along. See the earlier post — below — … Continue reading →

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Weekend Adventurers

Posted on July 16, 2013 by connorj

At least a dozen of our contributing observers were out in the field over the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, and we had some cool finds. Brian Johnson may have invented a new mode of butterfly-chasing as he brought his surfboard … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Butterflies Website Takes Off

Posted on July 14, 2013 by connorj

  NABA’s North Jersey Butterfly Club has launched a wonderful new website, packed with info about butterflies throughout the state. Go to the link below to see. The site is already extremely impressive, even with other sections still to be … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, North of Cape May. . .

Posted on September 24, 2012 by connorj

Bronze copper, our only report of the year, photo’d by Dave Amadio on Sunset Drive, Salem County, 9-9-12. As everyone who visits our log knows by now, Cape May has been the hottest of hot spots for the last couple … Continue reading →

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Another Good Reason To Do What We Do

Posted on August 24, 2012 by connorj

Zabulon skipper, one of twelve southern species that have expanded into Massachusetts over the past two decades, apparently in response to climate change. Chasing butterflies is fun, as everyone in our group knows. And it’s a challenge as well — … Continue reading →

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New Butterfly for Our State!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by connorj

Photo by Sam Galick of silvery blue at Minisink Valley Preserve (Sussex Co). Click to enlarge. On Saturday May 28, Sam Galick and Tom Reed made the butterfly find of the year, if not the decade. They identified and photographed … Continue reading →

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