Monthly Archives: September 2014

Brazilian Skippers, Long-tailed Skipper, Clouded Skippers

Barry Marts and I took a more southern tragectory on Sunday and headed towards southeast Virginia. The orginal goal was to go to the Great Dismal Swamp in hopes of finding a couple species more common in that area and … Continue reading

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Ocola Skippers, Fiery Skippers, Sleepy Orange, Carolina Satyr

Barry Marts and I headed out to Charles and Prince George’s county, MD on Sunday in hopes of picking up some southern irruptive species. Our first location was Friendship Farm Park close to Nanjemoy Creek. We had been there in … Continue reading

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Leonard’s Skipper – Soldier’s Delight

After missing the first part of the month away from the area on an Alaska birding trip I went out to Solider’s Deight Environmental area in western Baltimore county, MD. Blazing Star was now begining to wind down but there … Continue reading

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Milbert’s Tortoiseshell

I recently returned from a birding trip to Alaska. Most of the time was spent on St. Paul Island but for a few days I was in Anchorage. Temperatures ranged from 38-63 degrees on the mainland and it was mostly … Continue reading

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