Category Archives: Skippers

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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DC NABA Count

I was among five participants on the 17th annual NABA on Sunday August 17th which covered parts of the the National Arboretum and the Kenilworth Park and Aqutic Gardens. Although some of the expected common species were AWOL like Sulphurs, … Continue reading

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Giant Swallowtail

A trip to Rickett’s Glen State Park in NE PA provided a nice surprice for the traveling lepsters. The weather was supposed to be mostly sunny with a high in the lower 70’s. It turned out to be mostly cloudy … Continue reading

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Jefferson County leps

Stayed local last Saturday visting Shannondale Springs WMA and the power line cut leading to the Appalachian Trail from Chestnut Hill Rd/Spring Park Trail Rd/Cub Ln. Diversity was decent and new broods of Wild Indigo Duskywing and Silvery Checkerpots were … Continue reading

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