Category Archives: Blues

Sleepy Orange – White-M Hairstreak

Posted on August 27, 2016 by admin

When you grow weary of long streaks of heat and humidity where do you go? To the mountains! That’s exactly what I did yesterday. While the temps in our region were 90-95 the temps at Dolly Sods in Tucker county, … Continue reading →

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Butterflies of SE Arizona

Posted on August 13, 2016 by admin

Southeast Arizona is my favorite birding location in the lower 48. The wife and I took a trip there in early August where the temperatures were lower than Martinsburg and the humidity was less. There was a chance of monsoon … Continue reading →

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Gray Comma, Pink-edged Sulphurs

Posted on July 17, 2016 by admin

Wow! Actually went to places were there were a lot of butterflies on the wing. This has been the exception this season. Barry Marts and I went to unexplored territories (for us) in Pocahontas county, WV and had a great … Continue reading →

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Indian Skipper – Sleepy Creek WMA

Posted on May 25, 2016 by admin

Found my first Indian Skippers of the season on the ridge in Sleepy Creek WMA. A couple of tattered Juvenal’s Duskywings, Common Roadside-Skipper and Eastern Tailed-Blue. There also may be some Appalachian Tiger Swallowtails but none of the large Tiger … Continue reading →

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Bog Elfin and Karner Blue

Posted on May 23, 2016 by admin

Mike Smith, Barry Marts and I were glad to head out of the never ending cycle of clouds, rain, wind and cool tempertures during the last three weeks. We took a field trip north (to warmer temps) looking for a … Continue reading →

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