Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Speciessort ascending Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2007-04-22 16:00:00 42.152 -93.825 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Royce, I saw a red admiral today! It was about 4:00 in the afternoon, and between rain showers. It lit on the sidewalk next to me very briefly, then took off west and out of sight. I would have been hard pressed to catch it if I tried! More...
2006-07-08 13:30:00 40.8919 -92.725 Red admiral 1 archive Red Admiral (1), private reconstructed prairie (owned by Bob Van Ersveld), seen by surveyers Ken Saunders and Russ Tabbert, 7-8-06, survey started 1330, T70N R16W Sec 5. More...
2006-04-30 12:00:00 43.3275 -80.9764 Red admiral 1 archive I found 4 Red Admiral eggs in Stratford (Ontario) today, at TJ Dolan Nature Area. It's a great spot for butterflies. More...
2010-05-04 12:00:00 42.54834 -80.0911 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 100 archive Hi Don, Monarchs have arrived and been in small numbers since May 4. One of our volunteers is doing some Monarch/Milkweed surveys nearby and has reported no adults but some eggs on milkweed. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 44.6639 -66.7583 Red admiral 0 archive May 5. The warm weather (18 C) brought out several CABBAGE WHITE, RED ADMIRAL & SPRING AZURE butterflies, plus 2 MOURNING CLOAK, and single MILBERT'S TORTOISESHELL, COMMA spp., PAINTED LADY, ORANGE SULPHUR & a BROWN ELFIN butterflies. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 42.31 -85.7453 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 15 archive Red admirals came into southwest Michigan in good numbers, starting yesterday late afternoon as best as I can determine. More...
2009-04-27 19:00:00 38.934 -74.948 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: D. Amadio. Fly by at 7 p.m. More...
2007-07-08 14:30:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 157.5 10 archive More brownish than blackish appearing individual, flying around in one area. No particular direction of flight noted. More...
2007-05-13 12:00:00 43.36 -84.26 Red admiral 10 archive More sightings: Red Admirals 3 fresh, 4 light wear, 3 heavy wear....all seen in open shade in riparian areas. There were no field sightings. More...
2007-04-21 09:00:00 41.175 -95.9086 Red admiral 9 archive We saw the first Red Admiral on April 19th in Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE. Today, the 21st, there were 9 individuals in the same area from 9 am to 11 am. More...
2006-11-11 12:00:00 43.25 -70.6 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: B. Pfeiffer. More...
2006-05-27 12:00:00 40.24 -79.84 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: C. and S. Lehman. More...
2012-04-25 05:00:00 35.232630536162 -96.651805748961 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 mariposa Amy Goodman, Seminole, Oklahoma, (Seminole County), 35.23263 N, 96.65185 W The next day after my report, the majority of the Question Mark butterflies had moved on, but I must have had near 200 Red Admirals enjoying my oak tree. It was AMAZING! More...
2010-04-18 12:00:00 43.1402 -87.9249 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Judith Huf, Location: Kletzsch Park, Glendale, Milwaukee County. I was surprised to find such an early Red Admiral, especially since I haven't even seen so much as a Mourning Cloak here in Milwaukee County this year despite the warm weather we've been having. More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 43.48 -79.76 Red admiral 8 archive May 14th - finally nice and warm again - 8 Red Admirals at Glenorchy More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 44.698 -70.422 Red admiral 5 archive Hello (Dr. Bitzer?), I have been observing what I think is an unusual number of red admiral butterflies this year (more than I can remember since decades, if ever). More...
2010-05-16 19:00:00 40.82015 -73.40251 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Sighting was today, May 16th, around 7pm. It was about 70 degrees, clear, calm, and sunny. More...
2010-05-01 12:00:00 44.01 -77.14 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 0.0 archive While not 100s like Blake, I did see 2 to 3 dozen Red Admirals today in a broad area between Brighton and Picton, with no big concentrations. Most seemed to be moving fast and most were traveling in a northern direction. I saw approx. More...
2008-04-16 12:00:00 37.534 -108.717 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Dear Folks, Found your website - I was calling this a California Sister! anyway, I live in extreme southwest Colorado (Yellow Jacket, CO 81335) and I took this in my garden today. More...
2007-05-18 12:00:00 44.9058 -79.1873 Red admiral 20 archive Since the weather was nice, I took a long lunch-hour to look for butterflies along Merkley and Lewisham Roads (east of Barkway). More...
2007-04-20 12:00:00 28.8164 -100.5295 Red admiral 1 archive ....He/she's still here by the way chasing the Kricogonia lycides and other sulphers around the back yard. More...
2006-12-06 12:00:00 26.176 -98.3756 Red admiral 4 archive NABA International Butterfly Park west to the World Birding Center at Bentsen S.P., TX (G. Quintanilla, D. & J. Dauphin, R. & M. Snider, J. Booker, P. Schappert, J. Rivera, J. DeLeon, D. Hanson, and others) More...
2006-05-28 12:00:00 39.562 -75.721 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: A. Loudell. More...
2012-04-26 20:00:00 37.357354534214 -79.971532902226 Red admiral 1 270.0 5 mariposa Bonnie G. Venable, Roanoke, Virginia, 37.35736 N, 79.97166 W. Only one red admiral. My husband is a pilot and said the wind speed was about 5 mph. More...
2010-06-07 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 8 180.0 45.0 5 archive No description. More...
2010-05-17 12:00:00 45 -81.37 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive On Tue, 5/18/10, Ethan Meleg wrote: Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] Bruce Peninsula Big Day - May 17 (various species) Donald, I recall seeing a red admiral in Stokes Bay. More...
2010-05-17 12:03:00 43.04095 -76.406944 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 22.5 archive Over a period of 10 minutes, I observed individuals at the following times (all starting with 12): 12:03:22, 3:40, 3:48, 3:49, 4:30, 4:54, 5:01, 5:30, 5:36, 6:04, 6:27, 8:26, 9:35, 9:51, 10:24, 10:34, 11:27, 11:53, 12:09, 12:28 More...
2010-05-02 12:00:00 45.45 -73.28 Red admiral 2 archive I saw five red amiral in all yesterday and today, second and third day of may,2010. More...
2009-04-05 12:00:00 28.498 -80.932 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: B. Woodmansee, S. Burfman, D. & R. Spink, B. & L. Cooper. More...
2007-07-08 12:00:00 38.51 -75.05 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 archive Every day this week, we've seen many dozens of Red Admirals flying off the ocean across the beach. Presumably they're coming from New Jersey, well to our NE. More...
2007-05-18 12:00:00 43.74 -79.37 Red admiral 1 archive No description. More...
2012-08-28 21:27:00 42.577466805227 -82.805274663721 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 David Gruenawald Found a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) among vegetation alongside a pond that was surrounded by trees. More...
2010-05-01 12:00:00 45.472 -91.326 Red admiral 1 archive Susan Mayer; Location: T35N R8W Section 35 swamp, Rusk County More...
2010-06-08 12:00:00 45.51 -61.08 Red admiral 1 archive I have observed Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) on three separate occasions. 5-29-10 (2) - several times throughout afternoon; 6-08-10 (1); 6-11-10 (1)on my property: Lat. 45.51 N, Long. -61.08 W. On each day the weather was sunny, between 60-65 degrees, slight ocean breeze. Hope this helps. More...
2010-05-23 16:00:00 43.04095 -76.406944 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 archive After watching for 8 min, I didn't see any Red admirals, in contrast to my sightings earlier this week. I did see two individuals migrating earlier in the day elsewhere in the neighborhood. More...
2010-05-12 12:00:00 34.2146 -77.8258 Red admiral 0 archive Good Afternoon All, Some of the species seen today at Airlie Gardens (in Wilmington): Leps: Silver-spotted Skipper 5 adults, and several caterpillars munching on 'American Wisteria' under a folded hibernaculum leaf; Comma; black swallowtail; red admiral. More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 44.33 -76.49 Red admiral 15 archive Observer: Bruce Ripley. Today there was a pretty impressive movement of Red Admirals. Most of the sightings were on Amherst Island, but many were north of the city and a few within Kingston. I didn't get an exact number (I was birding today) but there must have been at least fifty. More...
2010-04-11 18:00:00 41.266 -95.948 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Hi, Royce, I saw your posting to the DPLEX list-serv last Friday and shortly thereafter saw my first Red Admiral of the year on the Creighton University campus in Omaha - Sunday, April 11th at about 6 PM. It was quite brightly colored and the wings were intact, looked pretty fresh. More...
2009-04-18 12:00:00 31.55 -87.52 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: H. Zirlin. More...
2007-06-15 12:00:00 41.03 -73.82 Red admiral 0 archive In our backyard, near Scarsdale, NY there appears to be a red admiral "lek". Each evening starting at least by 7 PM Eastern daylight savings time they congregate. This began this year about June 15 and is continuing. More...
2007-03-10 12:00:00 28.3 -82.03 Red admiral 1 archive Polk County. Observers: B. and L. Cooper, J. and B. DuBois, C. Geanangel, and T. Palmer. More...
2005-12-22 12:00:00 33.67 -117.84 Red admiral 1 archive No description. More...
2015-06-25 05:00:00 38.249375 -80.43487800000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Summit Lake, near Renick, West Virginia. Observation precision: within a 26m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1692975 More...
2016-06-15 15:57:00 41.9705 -93.65855599999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 12 mariposa Anderson-Dyas Prairie, south of Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a radius of 2m. One Red Admiral nectaring on red clover along 520th Avenue on the opposite side of the road from the Anderson-Dyas Prairie. The butterfly was very large and fresh, perhaps newly emerged. More...
2017-10-07 19:30:00 36.12282715 -115.48506259999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa [lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project on iNaturalist, Clark Co., Nevada] More...
2017-04-15 05:00:00 41.951091529755 -82.517753354496 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Reported by Ellen Smout, Point Pelee National Park, Ontario] On Saturday April 15, 7 great birders joined me for the OFO trip to Point Pelee NP. .... It was a fun trip. We did have Red Admirals, cabbage white and painted Lady. We did not see a Mourning Cloak which I thought we would have. More...
2017-02-21 20:00:00 38.439682253213 -123.08633029029 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Lisahug overcast skies. day after strong storm. no sense of where butterfly came from or where it was going. Willow Creek Road More...
2016-04-07 15:15:00 39.193288 -94.560862999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 180.0 1 EBrown Both butterflies observed feeding on white crabapple flowers More...
2015-05-08 05:00:00 54.331462 -110.480273 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0.0 6 Donald Davis Alberta Butterfly Roundup, compiled by John Acorn, updated August 1, 2015. Red Admiral; Ardmore; May 8, 2015; M. Langlois. More...
2015-05-14 14:20:00 30.0096286 -99.1218524 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Ginny Again, we did not record the precise tme we saw these butterflies -- it was after 9:20 am. More...

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