Sighting for May 12, 2012
Rick Borchelt, Beth Johnson, Tom Stock
Lilypons water gardens
Frederick County, MD
- Cabbage White 9
- Orange Sulphur 7
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Question Mark 8
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Red Admiral 9
- Common Sootywing 1
- Least Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
- Zabulon Skipper 1
New Sighting
Second stop with colleagues Beth Johnson and Tom Stock on a Washington Area Butterfly Club full-day field outing. This leg covers Lilypons water gardens for about 90 minutes from 1330-1500 hours. Sunny and warm becoming slightly overcast; temperature in upper 70s. Nectar included fleabanes and blackberry, predominantly.