With a bit of time to kill before meeting at the designated co-ordinates, I stopped by the Tecumseh Monument park as usual. It is always a nice spot for a walk early morning.
For the second year in a row, we started at Moraviantown, led by local resident Darren Jacobs. We began under somewhat overcast skies, but it was surprising the number of species we kicked up right away.
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| Tawny-edged Skipper |
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| bashful Question Mark |
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| Amerian Painted-Lady |
Probably the best one early on was a Common Checkered-Skipper that I flushed up.
We found lots of Hummingbird Clearwing Moths during the day.
Before lunch, we moved up to the trail along the river at the north end of the Reserve. We did not have time to properly check this spot, but a nice trail has been developed here.
Lunch was along Cleeves Line at the former Benishek property.
After a quick lunch, we surveyed the property. New owners have recently taken over and are keen on preserving what has been established here.
Wild Bergamot is doing extremely well this year everywhere and butterflies such as American Painted-Lady were taking advantage.
I spotted a worn hairstreak at one point. I assume it was Banded, although there has been some question whether it is a Hickory. I still lean towards Banded! Does not strike me at all for Hickory.
I watched for moths along the way and found some neat ones. Hopefully the labels are correct.
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| Omnivorous Leafroller |
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| Spotted Grass Moth |
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| Lost Owlet |
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| Double-banded grass Veneer (some are difficult to ID) |
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| Carrot Seed Moth |
Our party ended up with a respectable 33 species. As is the trend this year, fewer numbers. Monarchs have done well though, which was our highest count at 45, one behind Summer Azure.
This count does surprisingly well at this late date, so we will see what the final tally is.
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