Category Archives: Brush-footed

Fiery Skipper – Cape May, NJ

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin

I was in the Cape May area for a long weekend of birding and along the way stopped by any available nectar sites. I stayed with some friends in a rental on Pearl Ave in Cape May Point. Right around … Continue reading →

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Monarchs on the decline…

Posted on September 21, 2013 by admin

I saw my first Cloudless Sulphurs (3) yesterday while counting at the Snicker’s Gap Hawk Watch in Loudoun County, VA. I’ve also seen a number of Monarchs there during the last few weeks but the numbers are down compared to … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Orange

Posted on August 26, 2013 by admin

I found three Sleepy Oranges (lifer) at the parking lot of School House Ridge North battlefield at Harper’s Ferry. Most of the 21 species seen were within a couple hundred yards of the parking lot. Below are selected images of … Continue reading →

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Olympic National Park

Posted on August 15, 2013 by admin

Every once an a while I.m going to post an out of the region report in the blog as they don’t happen very often. My wife and I spent one day last week in Olympic National Park located in the … Continue reading →

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Pearl Crescent party – Preston County

Posted on July 21, 2013 by admin

Gary Felton took this nice shot of a couple of Pearl Crescents getting their act together(:> Taken in Preston county, WV. This species shows a lot of variability and can some sometimes be confused at first glance with the larger … Continue reading →

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