Regarding Whited Admirals and others

[Steve Mirick]

We've seen just a single Red-spotted Purple (we don't get many White
Admirals).

In general, our butterfly observations have been scarce, but we've only
got a few years into this and I'm trying to understand year-to-year
variability and timing.

Some comments:

* Hobomoks are in good supply at Odiorne.  At least I think they are
mostly Hobomoks and not Zabs.
* Only a couple of Spring Zabulons.  But one was a female laying eggs at
Odiorne.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368467582
* Common RInglets are in good numbers in a few fields.
* Several Long Dash's are out
* Only one or two Peck's so far.
* Not many Wild Indigo Duskywings so far
* No Viceroys or Monarchs yet this year
* Saw our first Wood Satyrs yesterday.  Perhaps 3 or 4 in Chester.
* Random Tiger Swallowtails flying around.  I think we had one I
photographed as Canadian at Odiorne.
* A couple of Dusted Skippers.
* We had our 3rd Harvester of the year yesterday (2 photographed).
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368742209

I've heard from folks in Massachusetts that butterflies may be running
late (Mike Newton, Steve Moore).  Let's hope that's the case and that
the drought hasn't impacted the numbers for us this summer!

Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA