Worn and Weary

I made a stop at Reid CA this afternoon during some spare time. I had not been there in a whole week, so I had hoped to find something different. Most of the butterflies I saw were quite worn. There were Banded and Edwards' Hairstreaks which were all worn. Other worn species included Appalachian Eyed-Brown, Great-spangled Fritillary, Common Wood Nymph, Little Wood Satyr, Monarch, Summer Azure, European Skipper and Northern Broken-Dash.

Edwards' Hairstreak

Banded Hairstreak

Great-spangled Fritillary

I did find a fairly fresh Northern Pearly-Eye that posed for a photo.

A worn Eastern Tiger Swallowtail was also added to the list....

The nicest butterfly was an American Painted Lady. They have been scarce this year. There were a few earlier in the spring, but not lately.

Birds singing included Peewee, Least Flycatcher, Scarlet Tanager, Red-eyed Vireo, Tufted Titmouse.