a surprisingly good day in Carden

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On a sunny but windy day in Carden, I visited North Bear Alvar and saw 10+ species.  Numbers were low and most were singles, but Northern Crescents and Ringlets were common.  Based on Ontario Butterfly Atlas data, I recorded new late dates for the square for Eastern Tailed Blue, Viceroy, Northern Crescent and Meadow Fritillary.  Given the windy conditions, it was helpful to have a net and go way off trail to ID some of these.  I documented many with photos that are posted to iNaturalist:

https://inaturalist.ca/calendar/dkaposi/2024/9/1

I'm pretty sure that a Great Spangled Fritillary was on the wing, but I did not get an opportunity to confirm.