Sedge Meadow, Wayland MA 2026-06-04

[Peter Loshin]

Lisa Wolfe and I went to the Sedge Meadow location in Wayland today, starting from about noon to 1:30. It was hot (high 80s/low 90s) and very sunny, mostly calm with more breezes coming later in the visit.

We saw:

6 Orange Sulphur

14 Clouded Sulphur

10 Pearl Crescent

17 Peck's Skipper

3 Tawny-edged Skipper

10 Pearl Crescent

7 Common Ringlet

1 Tiger Swallowtail (sp)

1 Eastern Tailed-blue

1 Mourning Cloak

1 Azure (sp)

1 American Copper

10 grass skippers (sp)

1 Red Admiral

13 Cabbage White

95 individuals, 14 identified species.

The unidentified grass skippers were probably either Peck's or Tawny-edged. 

Most of the butterflies were seen on or near the purple clover and vetch. We saw a lot of milkweed that should be in bloom soon, at which point I expect we will see even more butterflies.

There has already been a good response from Wayland residents who want to go on this field trip, so please let me know if you are planning to join us: parking is limited, so carpooling is encouraged.

Peter Loshin