I spent this morning at Grand Bay NWR from 9:00-12:30. Temps were in the high
80's with high humidity. There were numerous sources of nectar including
pickerelweed, liatris and thistle.
1 Black Swallowtails (ST)
5 Spicebush ST
20 Palamedes ST (many fresh)
10 Cloudless Suls
1 Little Yellow
1 Gray HS
2 Pearl Cres
6 Buckeyes
1 Tropical Checkered-skipper
2 Neamathlas Sks
1 Clouded Sk
8 So. Broken-dash
22 Berry's Skippers (found in 3 separate areas, males and females flying in
thick stands of sedges)
2 Dion Sks (both males)
98 Twin-spot Sks (on pickerelweed in the roadside ditches)
1 Ocola Sk
Craig Marks
