Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Saturday, April 20, 2024
E.g., Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Date and Time Latitudesort ascending Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2005-06-19 12:00:00 52.33 -113.02 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0.0 archive Observer: Les Knapp (Charley Bird). From 2.00-2.30 PM today in our backyard in Erskine, Alberta, I saw at least 100 Painted Lady butterflies flying north. Some were nectaring at flowers, but most were flying strongly. I have never seen such large numbers in such a short period of time before. More...
2005-06-02 12:00:00 52.33 -112.88 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: Charles Bird. Hi all, While golfing this morning at the Stettler Golf Course, I was surprised to see a large, brownish butterfly come flitting by. On closer examination, it turned out to be a worn Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui). More...
2017-06-15 05:00:00 52.321038394401 -112.88074547852 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Donald Davis [Charles Bird, Erskine, Alberta. Accuracy: 500m radius] Painted Ladies in Erskine today Hello all, For the record, when I was walking for the mail today, I saw 3 worn Painted Ladies. Some of you have also mentioned seeing some. Have any others been seeing them? More...
2005-06-19 12:00:00 52.32 -112.72 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0.0 archive Observer: Les Knapp (Charley Bird). From 2.00-2.30 PM today in our backyard in Erskine, Alberta, I saw at least 100 Painted Lady butterflies flying north. Some were nectaring at flowers, but most were flying strongly. I have never seen such large numbers in such a short period of time before. More...
2005-06-16 12:00:00 52.12 -106.5 Painted lady 12 archive There seems to be a good influx of these butterflies in Saskatchewan this spring. There were common at Eastend (in southwest SK) on the weekend of June 10 and one person said they had driven through a cloud of them on a highway heading south to Eastend. More...
2001-06-30 10:00:00 52.1167 -114.8567 Red admiral 2 270.0 2 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More...
2001-06-30 10:00:00 52.1167 -114.8567 Painted lady 5 270.0 2 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. intersection Hwy. 22 and Twp. Rd 364, NW corner S19 T36 R6 W5. More...
2017-07-26 05:00:00 51.938333327368 -115.43166660019 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 50 Donald Davis [Bruce Christensen, Limestone Mountain, Alberta. Accuracy: 2 km radius] There were a good number of painted ladies at Limestone Mountain and north of Limestone Creak last Wednesday and Thursday. Most of them were in good shape. More...
2017-07-09 05:00:00 51.935337 -112.981127 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, Elnora, Alberta [From the 9 July 2017 Dry Island Butterfly Count, Charles Bird, Compiler] High temperature 30 C with light overcast intermixed with clear skies. Accuracy of position: ca. 1200 m. More...
2001-07-08 10:00:00 51.915 -113.0033 Red admiral 1 0 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More...
2001-06-09 10:00:00 51.9 -111.62 Painted lady 8 7 archive 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 3 miles N of Spondin at NW corner of Sec2 T34 R12 W4. More...
2001-06-09 10:00:00 51.9 -111.6167 Red admiral 1 6 archive 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 3 miles N of Spondin at NW corner of Sec2 T34 R12 W4. More...
2016-08-10 05:00:00 51.81264775903 -80.695610043217 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Reported by Barbara Charlton, Longridge Point, James Bay, Ontario] Butterflies seen between August 7 and 13, 2016: Mustard White, Bronze Copper, Northern Crescent, Northern Spring Azure, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Common Ringlet and Mourning Cloak. List compiled by Barb Charlton. More...
2012-07-03 05:00:00 51.596545407807 -55.533554480184 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Donald Davis (Greg Pohl) Excuse the late addition to the thread on questionmark butterflies... I've just returned from travelling in Newfoundland, where I photographed this one on July 3, right in the reconstructed viking compound at L'Anse Aux Meadows, on the extreme northwestern tip of Newfoundland. More...
2017-06-05 05:00:00 51.584947 -112.53657 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [A report by Tim Schowalter, cited here by Charles Bird] The Painted Ladies are back again. On Saturday, I saw a worn individual at the J.J. More...
2012-06-15 05:00:00 51.563396060566 -112.49296801023 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 Donald Davis (Charles Bird (Tim Schowalter)) Attached are a couple of images. The V. cardui was taken on 15 June near our house. It is the only one I've seen this year. More...
2012-07-03 05:00:00 51.524311034605 -55.696719196975 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Donald Davis (Greg Pohl) Excuse the late addition to the thread on questionmark butterflies... I've just returned from travelling in Newfoundland, where I photographed this one on July 3, right in the reconstructed viking compound at L'Anse Aux Meadows, on the extreme northwestern tip of Newfoundland. More...
2020-04-08 12:20:00 51.49940787792805 10.068840633665527 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 2 Sven Wagner First female of the season More...
2020-03-28 13:53:00 51.49935313895761 10.068863081718384 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 2 Sven Wagner No description. More...
2019-05-28 16:16:00 51.453332 -0.3007159999999658 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 8 mariposa Terrace Gardens, Richmond, England, United Kingdom. Location precision: estimated within a 120m radius. Nectaring on a flower in the mint family. Partly cloudy, 61 F, relative humidity 61%. Observation and photo by John Pleasants. More...
2017-08-03 23:00:00 51.432179048647 -0.87203490370483 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Steph Red Admiral butterfly has been perching on garden fence and defending his/her territory. This has been happening for several days over the last couple of weeks. Appears to be 'fighting' the world!! Even me when I tried to approach to take photos!! More...
2001-06-08 10:00:00 51.3083 -110.95 Red admiral 1 6 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More...
2001-06-08 10:00:00 51.3083 -110.95 Painted lady 10 6 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. NW corner of S16 T27 R7 W4. More...
2001-07-03 12:00:00 51.283 -80.617 Painted lady 3 archive Collectors: M. J. Oldham and D. A. Sutherland. Moosonee Airport, Cochrane Dist. Disturbed ground, ditch and woodland edge. 3 very worn individuals. More...
2017-10-02 19:30:00 51.1802192 -1.8270873 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 337.5 17 Andover Butterflies No description. More...
2020-03-19 12:15:00 51.148536092292964 13.882391602442729 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 225.0 6 Sven Wagner One female and one male; both on Salix caprea male flower catkins. More...
2005-06-24 12:00:00 51.06 -115.066 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 8 0.0 337.5 20 archive observed individuals at Mt. Lorette Ponds, along Highway #40, Kananaskis Country (front range mountains of Alberta). More...
2005-06-23 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 22.5 35 archive No migration observed - no individuals observed by either of us. Lynn Vogt and John Riddell More...
2005-07-05 15:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 180.0 157.5 22 archive thousands and thousands (either singularly, in pairs or groups) moving South, noticed throughout the southern part of Calgary by 4 of us observing between 3:00P.M. and 7:30P.M. 3000 would be a very conservative number. More...
2005-07-11 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5 180.0 0 archive No description. More...
2005-06-27 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10 0.0 135.0 27 archive No description. More...
2005-06-22 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1500 0.0 337.5 38 archive Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Large migration again all day long, I was counting 1 every 5 seconds. Lynn Vogt and John Riddell More...
2005-08-25 08:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady 15 archive No description. More...
2005-07-04 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 180.0 247.5 25 archive No description. More...
2005-07-10 15:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 180.0 0 archive No description. More...
2005-06-26 19:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10 0.0 0 archive observed individuals after dinner when the sun briefly made an appearance More...
2005-06-21 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 0.0 157.5 20 archive Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Migration picked up again [today], increasing throughout the day. More...
2005-08-22 08:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady 20 archive No description. More...
2005-07-03 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 180.0 20 archive John Riddell noticed hundreds of Painted Lady butterflies migrating South More...
2005-07-09 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5 180.0 29 archive No description. More...
2005-07-07 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 180.0 0 archive No description. More...
2005-06-20 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 750 0.0 0 archive Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Slowed down in numbers [from June 19] as it was cooler outside. More...
2005-07-13 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 180.0 337.5 43 archive while the numbers appear to be decreasing, the migrants are slowly going through here on their way south More...
2005-08-13 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady 2 archive No description. More...
2005-07-08 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 180.0 0 archive individuals observed throughout the day going south More...
2005-06-18 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 45.0 37 archive 1 individual observed by John Riddell in backyard (sitting) all wind speeds are maximum gusts recorded by Environment Canada (this is for all my records) More...
2005-07-06 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 180.0 337.5 38 archive No description. More...
2005-06-19 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 0.0 40 archive Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Up to 10 migrating per minute for most of the day. More...
2005-07-12 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 40 180.0 157.5 21 archive No description. More...
2005-10-29 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 archive seen by Ray Wershler in N.W. Calgary. The last Painted Lady seen this fall. More...

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