4/14/2026 - Eastern Comma, Ipswich, MA

[Paul Seaman]

I saw an Eastern Comma today (4/14/26) at Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich, by the Pineswamp Rd entrance. A pair of Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers were chasing each other around directly behind. It was a beautiful sunny day and above 70 degrees here. 

A bit less exciting, but there's also been Cabbage Whites in Ipswich over the past few days. I first saw one on 4/11/26 on High Street in Ipswich on my way to the Spring MBC meeting. I saw a total of four Cabbage Whites in several places close to downtown Ipswich today, mostly spread far apart. One was visiting a patch of Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica). 

Paul Seaman

Ipswich, MA