SE MA 7/27/2024

[Michael Newton]

Hello masslep,

Garry and I went to 6 locations in south east MA today, including a few that aren’t frequently reported from.

Nasketucket Bay State Reservation, Mattapoisett
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Monarch 5
Viceroy 4
Red Spotted Purple 1
Common Wood Nymph 4
Pearl Crescent 5
Eastern Tailed Blue 1
White M Hairsteak 1
Zabulon Skipper 1

Freetown Swamp WMA, Assonet
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
Monarch 5
Viceroy 5
Common Wood Nymph 9
American Lady 1
Red Admiral 1
Pearl Crescent 13
Summer Azure 2
American Copper 1
Gray Hairstreak 3
White M Hairstreak 3
Tawny Edged Skipper 2
Northern Broken Dash 2
Dun Skipper 4

Plympton
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Spicebush Swallowtail 1

Whitman
Monarch 1

Holbrook
Monarch 1
Viceroy 3
Pearl Crescent 1
Eastern Tailed Blue 6
Least Skipper 1

Avon
(Spent an hour here, nothing to report).

—Michael and Garry