Sighting for May 30, 2012

Henry Kindervatter

Pole Farm (Mercer County Park) Blackwells Mills Road Entrance
Mercer County, NJ

The day was sunny and hot, in the mid-80’s with a slight breeze. There were a lot of butterflies out and about. The milkweed and dogbane were both budding but not blooming, so there were not many nectar sources available.

  • Black Swallowtail 3
  • Cabbage White 60
  • Orange Sulphur 8
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
  • Great Spangled Fritillary 3
  • Pearl Crescent 3
  • Question Mark 3
  • Little Wood-Satyr 7
  • Least Skipper 6
  • Little Glassywing 1
  • Hobomok Skipper 3
  • Zabulon Skipper 5