Pelee-Hillman June 21

I was due for an outing to Pelee, so I went today to look for butterflies. I did not find any rare ones, but there was lots of variety. Last week some rare immigrants were found such as Cloudless Sulphur and Southern Dogface. Henrietta O'Neil found the dogface at the north end of the park. I am told it was the first record there since 1931! Horace's Duskywing was also observed and was first record of first brood for Pelee.

Anyway I saw Orange Sulphur and Clouded Sulphur, but not one without clouds!

There were a few Giant Swallowtails and Spicebush Swallowtails.

Giant Swallowtail

Other species included American Snout (2), Painted Lady, American Painted Lady, Azure, crescents, Little Wood Satyr, Question Mark, and a single skipper (probably Least).

American Snout

Over at Hillman Marsh I added a couple of Silver-spotted Skippers and a Viceroy.


Other things included a melanistic Garter Snake and a Yellow Warbler Nest at West Beach Parking lot.

The only notable bird was a Mockingbird along the south end of West beach trail.
I saw Orange Bluet damselflies among the many other damselflies and dragonflies.

Orange Bluet

A Black-bellied Plover was in Hillman Marsh shorebird cell.