Sighting for May 30, 2012
Henry Kindervatter
Pole Farm (Mercer County Park) Blackwells Mills Road Entrance
Mercer County, NJ
- 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
New Sighting
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.