January 2014 Sightings

John Heyse

George Miller Shoreline Park, Pt. Richmond
Contra Costa County, CA

  • Common Buckeye 4

Common Buckeye

John Heyse

Crockett Hills Park, Crockett, CA
Contra Costa County, CA

warm day - 62 degrees

  • Mourning Cloak 1

John Heyse

Martinez Marsh
Contra Costa County, CA

57 degrees F

  • Western Pygmy-Blue 1

Western Pygmy-Blue

Eric Whiteside

Nation Key Deer Preserve in Big Pine Key, Momma's Garden Center in Big Coppit
Monroe County, FL

Clear day, near 80 degrees, wind 10 to 15 knots

  • Large Orange Sulphur 2
  • Barred Yellow 1
  • Eastern Pygmy-Blue 20
  • Cassius Blue 2
  • Ceraunus Blue 3
  • Gulf Fritillary 4
  • Zebra Heliconian 3
  • Mangrove Skipper 3
  • Hammock Skipper 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper 5
  • Florida Duskywing 1
  • Three-spotted Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 6
  • Southern Broken-Dash 2
  • Palatka Skipper 3
  • Monk Skipper 2

Fiery Skipper

Palatka Skipper

Palatka Skipper

Long-tailed Skipper

Monk Skipper

Eastern Pygmy-Blue

Gulf Fritillary

Ceraunus Blue

Amelia Grimm

National Key Deer Refuge
Monroe County, FL

Cold and partly sunny day with lots of wind.

  • Florida Duskywing 3

Florida Duskywing

Florida Duskywing

Florida Duskywing

Steven Rosenthal

Bolivar Peninsula, bayside near the Galveston Ferry terminal
Galveston County, TX

The sighting got me wondering if the hectare/acreage counts for this years overwintering Monarchs are available?

  • Monarch 1

Amelia Grimm

Sugarloaf Key trail
Monroe County, FL

Sunny, cool and windy.

  • Large Orange Sulphur 1
  • Mangrove Skipper 2

Large Orange Sulphur

Mangrove Skipper

Bart Jones

Sunk Lake SNA and Lower Hatchie NWR
Lauderdale County, TN

Very warm day at 65 F

  • Eastern Comma 2

Eastern Comma

Dennis Holmes

Arboretum Loop Trail near Sundial Bridge in Redding.
Shasta County, CA

Vetch is starting to bloom - first butterflys of the year for me here in Redding.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail 2
  • Orange Sulphur 1

Pipevine Swallowtail

Orange Sulphur

John Heyse

Perkins Canyon, Mt. Diablo
Contra Costa County, CA

Milbert’s is first I’ve seen since I collected one in NY about 57 years ago.

  • Mourning Cloak 1
  • Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1

Eric Whiteside

Fran Ford White Crown Pigeon Preserve
Monroe County, FL

Clear day with low winds

  • Large Orange Sulphur 2
  • Little Yellow 1
  • Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
  • Cassius Blue 4
  • Ceraunus Blue 3
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Common Buckeye 5
  • White Peacock 2
  • Monarch 1
  • Three-spotted Skipper 1
  • Southern Broken-Dash 2

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak

Martial Scrub-Hairstreak

John Heyse

Perkins Canyon, Mt. Diablo
Contra Costa County, CA

57 to 60F

  • Mustard White 3
  • Mylitta Crescent 1
  • Mourning Cloak 2

Mustard White

Mylitta Crescent

Eric Whiteside

Fran Ford White Crown Pigeon Preserve
Monroe County, FL

  • Amethyst Hairstreak 1

Amethyst Hairstreak