2026-05-16 Dinosaur Foot Prints Trip Report

[Peter Loshin]

Yesterday, we met at the Dinosaur Foot Prints site in Holyoke at 10:00 am. Leaders Bill Benner and Joe Wicinski were joined by Dan Castriotta of the Trustees of Reservations, Moe O'Connor, Todd and myself.

Seen at the Dinosaur Foot Prints site:

1 American Copper

1 Tiger Swallowtail

1 Silver-spotted Skipper

3 butterfly species, 3 individuals

From there, we went to Little Mt. Tom, where we saw:

1 Question Mark

1 White M Hairstreak

4 Eastern Tailed-Blue

2 Clouded Sulphur

2 Pearl Crescent

7 American Copper

2 Dusted Skipper

1 Cabbage White

8 butterfly species, 20 individuals

Given that we were with Bill, we also saw:

3 Black Racer snakes

1 tree frog (hopped by too fast for further ID)

And from there, we went to a field in Northampton where we saw:

1 Frosted Elfin

1 Dusted Skipper

1 American Lady

12+ Eastern Tailed-Blue

5+ Cabbage White

9 American Copper

3 Sulphur (sp, but probably Clouded)

7 butterfly species, 32+ individuals

Totals for the day at three sites:

12 butterfly species

55+ individuals

Peter Loshin