Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
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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
2010-05-19 12:00:00 44.34 -73.1 Red admiral 3 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...
2010-05-10 12:00:00 38.941 -74.898 Red admiral 0 archive Just returned from a birding trip to Cape May, NJ and saw quite a few Red Admirals and Painted Ladies down there. More...
2010-05-01 12:00:00 43.707 -79.33 Red admiral 10 archive From: Chao Fang Subject: 2010-05-01, Don Valley. To: "Ontario Butterflies" Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010. Dreamy Duskywing, 4; Cabbage White, 20; Clouded Sulphur, 3; Silvery Blue, 2; Red Admiral, 10; American Lady, 2. More...
2004-05-30 17:54:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 23 292.5 30 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 2. 90% stratocumulus overcast; had been partly sunny ca. 5 p.m. Strong WNW wind; small to large branches move. 20.6 C - 20.2 C. More...
2006-04-23 12:00:00 41.967 -82.517 Red admiral 4 archive Observer: Craig McLauchlan. Butterflies seen at Point Pelee National Park 04-23-06. Cabbage White 7, Spring Azure 19, Eastern Comma 7, Red Admiral 4. More...
2006-03-31 12:00:00 28.564 -81.129 Red admiral 1 112.5 archive We found your site because one of my students brought in a Red Admiral that he found dead on campus after school yesterday. Don’t know if you can use deceased data, but here is our first observation: More...
2002-03-31 12:00:00 32.961 -96.938 Red admiral 10 archive No description. More...
2002-04-11 12:00:00 39.071 -77.4 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Montgomery Co., MD, ca. 7 miles north of Potomac, MD. More...
2007-05-26 12:00:00 48.25 -69.55 Red admiral 0 archive Depuis quelques jours, j'ai remarqué que les vulcains sont plutôt abondants. En allant travailler, j'en vois plein; je regarde par la fenêtre, j'en vois passer dehors; j'ouvre la porte, il y en a un sur le parterre... More...
2005-03-17 12:00:00 37.16 -118.29 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 36 0.0 archive Mar 17--Big Pine: 36/50'/5min, most headed between NW and NE. More...
2007-05-15 12:00:00 44.0283 -78.3875 Red admiral 2 archive Butterfly breeder Rod Parrott of Port Hope, Ontario (north shore of Lake Ontario 100 km east of Toronto) captured 2 female red admirals in his small wire butterfly trap (attracted to very ripe bananas) yesterday. More...
2007-01-04 12:00:00 28.0482 -97.8646 Red admiral 2 archive Observer: S. Baron. More...
2003-04-27 12:00:00 43.26 -73.22 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2012-04-29 05:00:00 35.489530838385 -82.988904976363 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 mariposa Becky B. Fain, (Carolina Leps), Waynesville, North Carolina, ca. 35.49 N, 82.99 W. Two red admirals spent much of the afternoon in our gardens in western NC, Waynesville today. Not one we usually see here. Interestingly, one kept lighting on my shoulder. More...
2012-05-15 18:45:00 40.435316 -80.059744 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Regina Patton No description. More...
2010-04-21 12:00:00 42.79 -88.41 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Chris Koceja, Location: Town of East Troy, Walworth County. Observed Red Admiral while it was resting on post of our upper deck, also its flight among plantings including Russian Olive, arbor vitae, yew. More...
2010-05-22 14:11:00 43.04095 -76.406944 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 3 0.0 archive During my 10-minute observation period that started at 2:05, these individuals came through at 2:11:09, 2:12:50, and 2:14:42. Earlier in the day, I saw two or three (or the same one at different times?) Red Admirals that seemed to just be active in the yard rather than purposefully migrating. More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 42.52 -83.24 Red admiral 6 archive observed at least 6 red admiral butterflies in my garden Friday May 14 at approximately noon. I have lawn but also significant gardens beds of native plants. Bloomfield Township, Michigan 48301 42.52 83.24 More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 45.45 -73.28 Red admiral 3 archive I saw five red amiral in all yesterday and today, second and third day of may,2010. More...
2004-06-04 18:44:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 41 2 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 1. Mostly sunny; 5% cumulus. Moderate humidity, near-calm. 26.3 C - 23.5 C. More...
2010-04-04 18:30:00 41.416 -95.856 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Single individual, basking and showing territorial affinity. More...
2009-04-17 12:00:00 31.14 -92.49 Red admiral 2 archive Observer: C. Marks. More...
2002-05-15 12:00:00 43.06 -87.97 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: A. Kaufman. More...
2002-06-25 12:00:00 42.35 -85.74 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2007-07-09 12:00:00 38.51 -75.05 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 archive Dates of Sightings: July 8-14, 2007 Type of Sighting: Migrating individuals. Flight direction: from east to west. 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...
2007-05-22 14:30:00 43.63 -84.26 Red admiral 5 67.5 8 archive 2 in Nettle area 2 on Nettle More...
2001-04-15 12:00:00 37.37 -118.38 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 archive No description. More...
2006-05-29 12:00:00 41.4259 -73.9679 Red admiral 15 archive Observer: T. Fiore. USGS West Point (NY) Topo Map. More...
2012-12-20 21:00:00 33.181202105995 -96.689010854914 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 0.0 4 Matsi No description. More...
2010-05-01 12:00:00 44.49 -88.22 Red admiral 1 archive Rose Tiegs; Location: Oneida, WI. Home, Outagamie County More...
2010-06-11 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...
2010-05-19 12:00:00 41.3437 -83.1261 Red admiral 100 archive Hello; I saw a large number of Red Admirals in my backyard yesterday (Wed. 5/19/10). I have planted Common and Swamp Milkweed, along with Butterfly Bush. More...
2010-05-12 18:00:00 36.1625 -78.9702 Red admiral 25 archive Folks, Yesterday evening after 6 p.m., Meg and I walked the trails at the Little River Regional Park in Orange County. We saw at least 25-30 Red Admirals and 20-25 Question Marks in the road and along the trails. More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 43.52857 -80.22764 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 3 archive Saw my first red admiral of the season on May 3, 2010 in Guelph, Ontario. Date of the sighting (month, day, year) May 4, 2010 More...
2010-04-12 18:00:00 41.266 -95.948 Red admiral 1 archive It was back in the same place at the same time Monday afternoon (April 12th). Ted More...
2006-04-26 12:00:00 42.349 -84.091 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: C. Rickards More...
2006-04-14 12:00:00 38.4 -95.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Saw my first monarch of the season after lunch today near Richmond, Kansas and sighted four more through the day which is very unusual this time of year. All were faded and ragged. Most were around my lilac bushes which are in full bloom. More...
2002-03-08 12:00:00 38.97 -77.39 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2007-07-02 09:30:00 40.66339 -73.63683 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 36 0.0 archive Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, ZIP code, 11570, Nassau County. Latitude 40.663390 N, Longitude 73.636831 W. Flight direction, North (towards the North shore of Long Island), 24-36 butterflies or more observed between 9:00 A.M and 10:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight time. More...
2007-05-24 12:00:00 45.4346 -76.172 Red admiral 1 0 archive Hi, Royce, One more Red Admiral today, at home, very small and very worn, but probably a female, spent 20 minutes investigating stinging nettle, but did not lay eggs. Temperature 32 degrees C, no wind at all. Ross More...
2003-01-01 12:00:00 28.5169 -100.3177 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2006-01-17 12:00:00 33.6706 -117.837 Red admiral 1 archive No description. More...
2012-04-16 05:00:00 45.35311031307 -72.637825009372 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 mariposa Caroline Bisson, Granby, Quebec, eastern border near Bromont and Shefford., ca. 45.350 N, 72.637 W. Bonjour, depuis lundi nous sommes envahie de papillons vulcains, plusieurs dizaines ! J'habite au limite de Granby, près de Bromont et de Shefford. More...
2006-05-30 12:00:00 41.2226 -74.4735 Red admiral 3 archive Observer: V. Corsello. Appalachian Trail Lands Around Canal Road And Pochuck Creek. USGS Wawayanda (NJ,NY) Topo Map. More...
2013-01-10 18:06:00 37.321369539007 -75.916042324817 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 14 sealand From 12:06-43p EST mostly sunny light N wind, vg condition butterfly, familiar erratic low flight on sheltered south side woodpile & dwelling; feed on dandelion. NOTE: GPS says we are 23310...but ! Hope this is a Happy New Year greeting for Royce, it's been awhile. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 46.105 -80.626 Red admiral 4 1 archive Hello, I'm just passing on that our Senior Park Clerk brought in a deceased red admiral which was found on the road near Alban, Ontario sometime during the first week of June. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Jess Matthews, NHE Leader, Grundy Lake Provincial Park More...
2010-05-13 12:00:00 39.36 -77.19 Red admiral 0 archive This year, we had a Red Admiral (V. atalanta) population boom. I first started seeing them on or around May 13. On May 15, we found about 75 individuals on a power line cut-through in Frederick Co., MD. Most were nectaring on blackberry flowers; a few were puddling; and some were flying fast. More...
2010-05-07 17:41:00 46.88 -71.28 Red admiral 1 archive May 7: superfred22 reports on Fri, May 7th, 2010 5:41 pm A Vulcan yesterday, Charlesbourg More...
2010-05-04 12:00:00 43.733 -80.943 Red admiral 0 archive Red Admirals: Breeding is already very heavy in the large nettle patches in the Maitland river valley at Listowel. There are 2-3 eggs on most plants and I can spot them within 5-10 seconds, while in low migrant years it may take me 20 minutes to find 1 egg. More...
2004-07-09 12:00:00 43.16 -77.62 Red admiral 2 archive Two individuals. Wings very bright; one observed sunning -- perhaps newly emerged? More...

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