Sighting for May 6, 2012
Rick Borchelt
Patuxent Park-Merkle Critical Area Driving Tour
Prince George's County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 6
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Question Mark 6
- American Lady 5
- Red Admiral superabundant
- Red-spotted Admiral 2
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Common Sootywing 1
- Sachem 7
Most cloudy afternoon, warm (low 70s) with regular breeze. Nectar sources included clovers, lespedeza, dandelion, and blackberry.