Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Wednesday, April 24, 2024
E.g., Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observedsort descending Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2010-06-25 12:00:00 41.268 -70.093 Red admiral 0 archive Hi, all, finally had my first Monarchs today, about a half-dozen at various places in Edgartown. Also my first Baltimore, at Katama. The Red Admiral migration is heating up again: between 6:30 and 9:00, while surveying for grasshopper sparrows at Katama, I saw about 200 of them. More...
2001-07-07 12:00:00 49.65 -103.85 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-03-12 12:00:00 26.126 -97.952 Red admiral 0 archive Observers: S. and K. Heeter. More...
2007-06-08 12:00:00 43.64 -79.46 American lady 0 archive This afternoon, June 8, I had a Common Buckeye at the south end of High Park in the west end of Toronto, likely blown in by the strong southerlies today. Orange Sulphurs numbers are also increasing. I had a dozen in the park. More...
2003-04-23 12:00:00 44.15 -87.57 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2005-03-14 12:00:00 34.235 -111.326 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive I'll give you a quick update. Actually, the following is a quick overview of my Painted Lady sightings this year, beginning with sightings in central Arizona (we winter in Payson) and then come back to north-central Colorado in early April. Payson AZ: 1st sighting was on Feb 25th. More...
2005-06-22 12:00:00 54.45 -110.2 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive The Wave of Painted Ladies hit the Cold Lake, Alberta area yesterday afternoon, Jun 21, and has been building through this afternoon. Wonderful to see, but so many ending up as hood ornaments. Ted Hindmarch, Cold Lake, Alberta 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...
2001-05-03 12:00:00 49.43 -105.87 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive Here in southern Saskatchewan, first saw several V. cardui on 3 May. Now there are hordes of them, almost as common as Cabbage Whites. More...
2006-01-01 12:00:00 30.746 47.096544 Red admiral 0 archive Point 1 More...
2003-07-17 12:00:00 39.7692 -84.0053 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2007-03-04 13:30:00 33.8881 -177.8851 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive First time I haven't seen one in a little while. More...
2003-08-01 12:00:00 37.9445 -87.4053 Painted lady 0 archive Present from ca. late July up to at least September 27. More...
2005-03-19 13:30:00 34.249 -118.478 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive 0 butterflies observed between 13:30 and 13:35 PST More...
2001-04-22 12:00:00 32.69 -114.67 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Colleen Bates More...
2003-03-26 12:00:00 26.14 -81.4 American lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2002-04-14 12:00:00 38.4 -95.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2005-09-08 12:00:00 33.78 -117.76 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 39.53 -86.37 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-12 12:00:00 44.77 -93.28 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 270.0 archive No description. More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 36.59 -121.88 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive I phoned my daughter who was vacatioming in Monterey Ca and she said they had seen them the day before (30th) when they were driving to Monterey. More...
2003-09-14 12:00:00 41.84 -94.22 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2005-04-02 12:00:00 37.67 -121.01 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Gina Lopez. I saw a whole bunch passing through today. I am guessing they are migrating and going North maybe I am not certain because I am very new at this but, I was just so amazed at how many bunches and clusters of these amazing little creatures I saw today while I was working. More...
2005-03-11 12:00:00 37.165 -118.29 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 337.5 archive Mar 11--Big Pine, Inyo Co, Calif: 3/50'/5min at 3PM, average direction NNW. More...
2007-06-30 12:00:00 41.17 -71.56 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive I was sailing the week June 30 to Block Island, RI from S. Dartmouth, MA. We sailed past probably 30 red admiral butterflies in flight heading north against a northwesterly wind of 10 knots. They were between the Sakonnet River in Rhode Island and Block Island, RI. More...
2002-01-01 12:00:00 28.5169 -100.3177 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2002-04-28 12:00:00 38.65 -95.59 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2006-10-09 12:00:00 33.65 -117.86 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-03 12:00:00 38.9617 -95.2449 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 44.6639 -66.7583 American lady 0 archive There have been more Red Admirals and American Ladies than I can remember in four springs on Grand Manan. Sulphurs also seen to be up. Roger Burrows, Ingalls Head, Grand Manan More...
2007-05-10 12:00:00 44.585 -77.5 Red admiral 0 archive Leslie McClair wrote: Butterflies seen May 10 -- Spring Azure, Cabbage White, Mustard White, Common Sulphur, Red Admiral, Mourning Cloak, Milbert's Tortoise Shell, Compton Tortoise Shell. Les McClair, Madoc More...
2001-05-25 12:00:00 43.05 -76.15 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive On a road trip from Austin TX to Mt Tremblant Quebec, a concentration of *V. atalanta* was encountered 25 May between Syracuse NY and Watertown NY between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. About three were in view at all times at a road stop and on the highway, all with direct northward flight. More...
2004-11-06 12:00:00 36.3 -114.13 Painted lady 0 archive Observers: Southeast Arizona Butterfly Association field trip. Refine coordinates. More...
2007-06-03 12:00:00 49.4819 -88.1275 Red admiral 0 archive Dr. More...
2003-04-02 12:00:00 39.04 -86.46 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Allen's Creek, Lake Monroe, Monroe County, Indiana More...
2006-05-28 12:00:00 42.1203 -75.9182 American lady 0 archive Observer: B. Grosek. USGS Binghamton West (NY) Topo Map. 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...
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...
2005-03-23 13:00:00 34.27 -118.17 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 180.0 10 archive I did this to see if they flying up the canyon to go over the mountains More...
2002-04-12 12:00:00 41.813369 -81.119281 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2003-01-01 12:00:00 26.1481 -97.9208 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Winter resident More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 40.0192 -82.8794 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-24 12:00:00 45.933 -81.966 Red admiral 0 archive Several Monarchs seen on Manitoulin Is. (Green Bush road, SW of Little Current) on lilac flowers on 24th May 2010. Also many red admirals, but all well worn. J.K. Morton, Professor Emeritus More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.72 -117.17 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Sue Melnick. More...
2003-05-09 12:00:00 39.7692 -84.0053 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 43.33 -79.91 Red admiral 0 archive John Marshall of Waterdown, Ontario (near Hamilton) reported seeing a "flock" of red admirals on April 30. Harry Hewick of Waterdown also reported good numbers there on May 3rd. More...
2005-07-02 12:00:00 57.03 -122.52 Painted lady 0 archive Observer: Chris Schmidt. I just returned from a (wet, cold) trip to Pink Mtn in NE BC, which, (surprise, surprise) also had painted ladies hilltopping. I would expect that at least some should reach the arctic coast, as they have in the past. More...
2005-08-28 12:00:00 50.95 -116.03 Painted lady 0 archive Amazing number of butterflies and moths nectaring on the roadside thistles in K Country yesterday west of calgary. I've put images of the ones I could sneak up on in my folder (Nora Bryan). Lots of pristine Painted Ladies and more as caterpillars on the thistle. More...
2010-05-16 12:00:00 39.214 -74.644 Painted lady 0 157.5 8 archive I have more data for you to enter! We spent Sunday, May 16 at Corson's Inlet State Park on the Ocean City, NJ side. This is a natural beach and inlet environment with dunes and many native grasses, shrubs and trees. More...
2003-04-13 12:00:00 40.75 -111.9 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...

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