Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Pelee-Hillman Butterflies Today

Went down to Point Pelee today to try for more butterflies.  Turned out to be a bit of an off day, but the weather the next two days looks bad.
No real highlights.  I was hoping to come across a Sachem somewhere, but no luck.  Here is one from Pelee Island on the weekend courtesy Paul Carter.



I mainly did West Beach Trail/Beach south of the west beach parking lot.
Common Checkered-Skipper (1)
Fiery Skipper (8)
Little Yellow (1)
Dainty Sulphur (1)
Gray Hairstreak (4)



At Hillman Marsh shorebird cell, I walked around the entire thing.
Common Sooty-Wing (2)
Common Checkered-Skipper (60+) --my highest total ever!
Fiery Skipper (14)
Dainty Sulphur (26) --my highest total ever!
Gray Hairstreak (1)

Common Sooty-Wing

Dickcissels were still present, but they were not singing.  Just some chipping and the way they were acting I think there were juveniles present.

Very little in the way of birds to look at.  A 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the Tip.

An Olive-sided Flycatcher was at De Laurier (no vocalizations).

Spot-winged Glider at Pelee

1 comment:

  1. Blake, I stopped by Point Pelee today myself. I wish I had known about that Olive sided Flycatcher! It would have been a nice lifer! -DM

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