Spent the day at O'Neal Lake at the Hatchie NWR in Haywood County. While I was
looking mainly for birds, I did happen to see my first butterflies of the year!
It was hard to believe there was 4 inches of sleet and snow on the ground last
week with the temperature at 74 today. Gorgeous day!
Polygonia spp. - 4 (Probably both Eastern Comma and Question Mark as 2 were
small and 2 were fairly large)
Mourning Cloak - 1
Orange Sulphur - 1 (these spring Orange Sulphurs are really yellow, but note
the hint of orange and the heavy dark overscaling)
Bart Jones
Memphis, Shelby County
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