Category Archives: Looking At Our Data

The Butterflies of January

Posted on January 12, 2016 by connorj

  Will Kerling has looked back over our January records, 2008-2016, and compiled this interesting report: We have recorded ten butterfly species in January since our log’s start in 2008. Eight were recorded at least once from 2008-2015, and so … Continue reading →

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A December to Remember

Posted on January 2, 2016 by connorj

Dave Amadio has reviewed and compiled our records for the month.  His report:   I couldn’t resist reviewing the stats on this amazing December: First off we had 4 “1st ever for December” species: Summer Azure Eastern Tailed-Blue Blueberry Azure … Continue reading →

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December Possibilities?

Posted on December 1, 2015 by connorj

Were we spoiled by November’s unseasonably warm weather in South Jersey — with so many daily temperatures of 60+?  We recorded 23 species for the month:  black swallowtail, spicebush swallowtail, cabbage white, clouded sulphur, orange sulphur, cloudless sulphur, eastern tailed-blue, … 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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An Overlookable Migrant

Posted on October 21, 2015 by connorj

Some migrant butterflies are so brightly-colored or so numerous (or both) that you can’t help noticing them when they are on the move:  monarchs, painted ladies, red admirals, cloudless sulphurs, and others. At the other end of the spectrum we … Continue reading →

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Migrants Crossing Paths In Southern NJ

Posted on September 21, 2015 by connorj

It’s that’s exciting time of year for butterfly watchers when we can see migrants on the move in both directions in southern NJ: NJ breeders heading south and southern species migrating in what seems the wrong direction, north through southern … Continue reading →

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Spreading Our Wings: A New Reporting System

Posted on September 1, 2015 by connorj

As of today, September 1st, 2015, we have a new reporting system we are hoping you will try. You may find that news so exciting that you want to skip the explanation here and jump immediately to the links at … Continue reading →

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June Compilation: 70 Species/One Month

Posted on July 10, 2014 by connorj

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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Satyrium Time, 2014

Posted on June 21, 2014 by connorj

Common milkweed is popping open all over our area, and among other things, that means it’s time to search for Satyrium hairstreaks. South Jersey’s five species are especially fun to chase because they fly for such a limited time (from … Continue reading →

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Monarch Generations

Posted on June 8, 2014 by connorj

We now have newly-emerged adult monarchs flying in South Jersey — apparently the first “Jersey-raised” monarchs of 2014. Ordinarily, our log collects only a handful of records of monarchs from mid-April to early May, and that was the case this … Continue reading →

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