Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitudesort descending Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2009-03-27 16:30:00 37.39855 -122.14885 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 337.5 archive I’d like to report that I observed a large number of individuals of Painted Lady moving rapidly in a north/northwest direction today March 27, 2009 at the following location: Coyote Hill, 221750, Summit, Santa Clara County, 372355 N, 1220856 W, CA, Palo Alto map. More...
2005-04-05 14:00:00 37.47 -122.12 Painted lady 1 337.5 7 archive Flitting around holly tree in bloom, presumably stopping to feed during migration More...
2005-04-04 12:00:00 37.47 -122.12 Painted lady 20 337.5 12 archive Many individuals in a holly tree over a period of a few hours from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm PDT. Up to 5 individuals visible at a time. (I presume they are stopped to feed while migrating.) More...
2005-04-05 09:00:00 37.47 -122.12 Painted lady 5 archive Few individuals in holly tree (which is in bloom), presumably stopping to feed during migration More...
2005-07-16 12:00:00 44.37 -122.11 West coast lady 4 archive Browder Ridge, Central Cascades, Linn and Lane Cos., OR (NABA Eugene-Springfield) More...
2005-07-16 12:00:00 44.37 -122.11 Red admiral 1 archive Browder Ridge, Central Cascades, Linn and Lane Cos., OR (NABA Eugene-Springfield) More...
2005-07-16 12:00:00 44.37 -122.11 Painted lady 53 archive Browder Ridge, Central Cascades, Linn and Lane Cos., OR (NABA Eugene-Springfield) More...
2009-03-28 11:00:00 37.342 -122.1099 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10000 337.5 archive Flight Direction: NNW. Many hundreds of butterflies observed between 11AM and 5PM, PST. (6 – 10+ individuals every 15 seconds). Beautiful! More...
2009-03-29 14:00:00 37.93 -122.106 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 315.0 315.0 5 archive Flight direction, Northwest, 100's butterflies observed between 2 and 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. More...
2005-05-31 12:00:00 37.8717 -122.067 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 225.0 archive Anonymous. I live in Walnut Creek, California, due northeast of San Francisco. Today, we saw hundreds of monarchs flying through our backyard, 5-10 at a time all day. We have lived here for some time and have never seen this type of migration. More...
2009-03-24 12:00:00 36.98 -122.05 Painted lady 3 archive Observer: E. Vollmer More...
2016-01-24 19:36:00 37.652401962341 -122.03681474621 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 6 pattyfly It was sitting on a shade cloth in the morning sun, wings open to absorb warmth probably.Remained about 2 hours. I was surprised to see it in January. Our temperatures during the day have been mid to high 50"s More...
2009-03-26 12:00:00 37.92 -122.03 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 0.0 180.0 archive I OBSERVED YESTERDAY AND TODAY (MARCH 26-27, 2009) IN CONCORD & WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA (ZIP CODES 94521 & 94598) THOUSANDS OF WEST COAST LADY BUTTERFLIES ALL HEADING NORTHWARD FLYING NONSTOP AT VERY FAST RATE OF SPEED, POSSIBLY AROUND 15-20MPH. WHERE DO THEY START THEIR MIGRATION FROM IN More...
2005-04-01 15:00:00 37.9341 -122.0272 West coast lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0.0 archive Contra Costa County, Ygnacio Valley High School, April 1, 2005. From approximately 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Numbers: easily in the thousands of butterflies. Looking out over the parking lot at my school and later driving next to open lots, there were hundreds of individuals. More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 38.2867 -122.0237 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Paula Moors. The monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] were all over the freeway on my way home from work. More...
2017-08-18 18:30:00 49.03528 -122.01605 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 mariposa Lindell Beach, British Columbia, Canada. I saw the red Admiral sitting on an old sock on my deck mid day. It was all by itself and it stayed there for about 45 min. It was not concerned that I was taking photos. Sunny and clear, wind calm. More...
2009-03-29 09:00:00 37.76 -122.01 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 337.5 22.5 8 archive On Sunday, March 29th 2009, we did observe thousands of migrating butterflies (according to my knowledge Vanessa cardui) from 09 AM till 04 PM along the hills of Bollinger Canyon against a gentle breeze (Beaufort scale 2-3) in the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near San Ramon, CA. Wile we hiked f More...
2017-04-25 18:08:00 39.62743159 -121.99793820000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Glenn County, California. Location precision: 167m radius. Observation by kestrel, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5959074 More...
2019-03-18 05:00:00 37.035398 -121.987122 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 4 0 mariposa Santa Cruz, California. Location precision: within a 6.67 km radius. I saw four Lady Butterflies on my Dark Star Ceanothus today. I used my laminated Butterfly guide, and decided that I thought they were Painted Ladies, but I'm not sure. Warm, sunny. More...
2005-06-13 12:00:00 37.766 -121.9749 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 archive Observer: Janet Mulholland. 100s of them flying through the yard. I have lived here 17 years and have never seen anything like this. It's amazing! More...
2008-05-03 12:00:00 37.30299 -121.95635 West coast lady 1 archive This individual was hanging about our garden.... The specimen was kind of beat up looking, with the tip of its right wing completely missing (http://flickr.com/photos/73344655@N00/2462370963/). More...
2005-04-02 14:00:00 37.1299 -121.9558 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5200 0.0 archive Today (Saturday 4/2/5) at about 2pm PST until 4:30pm PST we saw a significant number of painted lady butterflies heading North. More...
2016-03-18 05:00:00 37.913377 -121.948779 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Mitchell Canyon, Mt. Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California. Location precision: within a 209m radius. On the ground in the shade (very warm afternoon). Observed by rhislop, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2801793 More...
2007-04-13 12:00:00 37.896 -121.943 Red admiral 1 archive Mt Diablo State Park, Mitchell Canyon parking area to Deer Flat, Contra Costa Co., CA. Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards More...
2009-03-26 12:00:00 37.986 -121.936 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 0.0 archive I OBSERVED YESTERDAY AND TODAY (MARCH 26-27, 2009) IN CONCORD & WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA (ZIP CODES 94521 & 94598) THOUSANDS OF WEST COAST LADY BUTTERFLIES ALL HEADING NORTHWARD FLYING NONSTOP AT VERY FAST RATE OF SPEED, POSSIBLY AROUND 15-20MPH. WHERE DO THEY START THEIR MIGRATION FROM IN More...
2005-01-01 13:00:00 36.63357 -121.93348 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0.0 0 archive According to the Monterey Herald on Thursday mar 31, 2005, the butterflies were seen all over the Montrey Peninsula from the coastal towns of PG, Carmel and Monterey up through Carmel Valley in the mountains above. PG Museum of Nat. More...
2016-04-28 05:00:00 37.863366 -121.92995400000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Mt. Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California. Location precision: within a 104m radius. I seem to be finding these everywhere, in contrast to V. cardui and V. annabella which seem pretty scarce this year. Observed by rhislop, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2009-05-16 12:00:00 37.686 -121.926 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 270.0 270.0 5 archive Hi! Just wanted to post this somewhere. More...
2017-03-23 22:13:00 37.87013474 -121.92480269999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Looks freshly emerged. Mt. Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California. Location precision: 61m radius. Observation by rhislop, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5440948 More...
2009-03-28 15:30:00 37.4876 -121.9236 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 337.5 315.0 12 archive I observed a migration of *Painted Lady* (/Vanessa cardui/) butterflies in Fremont, Alameda County, California. We walked from Hackamore Ln, to Fernald St, to Mohave Dr. to Mission Blvd and back and observed lots of them flying during the whole walk. They were all headed north/ northwest. More...
2010-06-28 12:00:00 36.6148 -121.9218 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Subject: [western_monarchs] FIRST Red Admiral in Pacific Grove. California. Grand total of butterflies sighted at Canterbury Woods: 1 PERSISTENT Cabbage Butterfly, First sighted Red Admiral. Helen Johnson More...
2016-05-05 05:00:00 45.643866988926 -121.91987080416 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Robert M. Pyle (Caitlin LaBar) 45 deg 38.625' N, 121 deg 55.245' W. Small clearing (see attached photo) along the bike path that parallels hiking trail #400 in the Gorge, just east of Eagle Creek Fish Hatchery. Callophrys mossii observed perching on blackberry leaf and patrolling the clearing. More...
2005-03-28 11:15:00 38.3322 -121.9157 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 315.0 archive Observer: Casey Collier. Dozens of Monarch [probably Painted Lady] butterflies first noticed at 11:15 a.m. All were headed Northwest. This activity tapered off by 3:30 p.m. More...
2019-03-10 06:00:00 37.8815913 -121.91415280000001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 50 0 mariposa We saw many painted lady butterflies while hiking on Mt Diablo on March 10th. (East of San Francisco, Northern California) Observed by Vicki Day. More...
2021-06-18 15:27:00 49.097229519094064 -121.91388845443726 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 270.0 1 Lee Flying in property, nectaring on dames rocket which is abundant in flower beds. More...
2021-06-16 16:22:00 49.09723654409252 -121.91388845443726 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 270.0 2 Lee Flying, stopped momentarily then flew. More...
2005-04-02 13:00:00 37.291 -121.905 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 315.0 archive Flight direction: northwest or maybe slightly west-northwest. Continuous flow of butterflies (1 to 5 butterflies visible at a time in open spaces) from @ 1pm to 3pm pacific standard time. Considerably less butterflies by 4pm. location: San Jose California. More...
2010-04-08 12:00:00 36.61652 -121.90147 Red admiral 1 archive From: Tama Olver <tamaolver@comcast.net> Subject: [western_monarchs] My first sighting of a red admiral in the Monterey area To: western_monarchs@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:57 PM I saw a red admiral sunning on the patio of the Quock Mui Tea Room on Cannery Row this morn More...
2009-03-28 12:00:00 37.348 -121.884 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 337.5 archive Hello: Writing to report our observations here in downtown San Jose and throughout the city. Hundreds and hundreds of painted ladies, swarms of them yesterday, Saturday, March 28, especially noticeable at travel intersections, and down the streets, flying in a northward direction. 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...
2005-04-02 15:30:00 37.196 -121.8351 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 4000 0.0 0 archive Today: Saturday April 2nd, 2005. I observed Painted Ladies streaming past my window, through the oak trees, across my deck and roof and over the trees in the canyon at the bottom of our hill next to the county park. They flew by in an endless stream. More...
2007-02-16 12:00:00 37.517 -121.829 Painted lady 1 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2009-03-25 13:40:00 37.246 -121.828 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 45.0 archive Yesterday 3-25-09 I witnessed an enormous migration of what I thought were Monarchs. I was informed from the observation site that what I saw was probably Painted Lady butterflies. More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 37.53 -121.82 Painted lady 450 archive Observers: J. Hall, D. Edwards. More...
2005-06-10 12:00:00 37.53 -121.82 Painted lady 100 archive Observers: J. Hall, D. Edwards More...
2007-03-15 12:00:00 37.53 -121.82 Painted lady 4 archive Alameda County. Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2006-05-18 12:00:00 37.53 -121.82 Painted lady 1 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2019-03-17 23:20:00 37.253198 -121.81536499999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa South San José, California. Location precision: uncertain. Feeding on a tree. Clear skies, light wind. Observed by avtanski, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21343071 More...
2009-03-27 18:00:00 38.005 -121.805 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 archive We saw about 25 landing on bushes next to small lake on March 27, 2009 at 6:00 P.M.(daylight savings time) at temp. More...
2009-03-29 14:28:00 37.429 -121.804 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 337.5 5 archive Pacific Daylight time. Open grassy slope. Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph, out of the west to northwest. More...

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