2023 August 7 afternoon

The August VNHS Butterfly Walk was held yesterday, August 6, led by Gordon Hart.  Aziza Cooper writes:

Under partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures, nine people saw eight species of butterflies:

Anise Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Sulphur species
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Lorquin’s Admiral
Woodland Skipper
Essex Skipper

Mount Tolmie, early afternoon
Woodland Skipper – 1

Mcintyre Reservoir:
Anise Swallowtail – 1
Cabbage White – 7
Sulphur species – 1
Woodland Skipper – 5

Island View Beach:
Lorquin’s Admiral – 2
Woodland Skipper – 8
Essex Skipper – 2

Mount Tolmie, late afternoon:
Red Admiral – 2
Painted Lady – 1

Several photographs of butterflies and other insects were taken.  It is hoped to post some of them in tomorrow’s posting.  These will include a photograph of the “sulphur sp.” – seen again today, August 7 – from which we may be able to determine the species.

Jeff Gaskin writes:  I saw a Lorquin’s Admiral on August 5th at Panama Flats, which is the last one I’ve seen so far. No more swallowtails since the last ones I told you about.     Kirsten and I also went to Outerbridge Park, August 6th,  hoping to see Marie’s Striped Meadowhawk that she photographed on the 4th.  We didn’t see the Meadowhawk but did see 3 Paddle-tailed Darners instead.  They were the only dragonflies we saw and also no butterflies were seen either.