2026-06-13 Sedge Meadow, Wayland MA

[Peter Loshin]

I went back to Sedge Meadow in Wayland this morning for about an hour and saw:

1 Bronze Copper

2 Cabbage White

4 Peck's Skipper

2 Tawny-edged Skipper

2 Sulphur (sp)

1 Ringlet

2 European Skipper

A handful of unidentified grass skippers, plus something big and orange but not a monarch, and it flew by too fast to ID: maybe a Great Spangled Fritillary?

This location used to be considered quite good for butterflies, until about 10-12 years ago, after which it seems to disappear from the Masslep record. Though today didn't yield as many species or individuals as my first couple of trips, I did see a Bronze Copper.

The Wayland conservation commission has done a great job of rehabilitating this property as a habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. 

Peter Loshin