The Mulberry Wing

2005 Southern Watch

   

Checkered White: Present during the summer at Jamaica Bay W.R. West Pond area. Up to 50 in the Fort Tilden - West Beach area 9/10 (SF). 10/2 Fort Tilden - Riis Park 15 (SW).
Cloudless Sulphur: 9/3 Jamaica Bay W.R. 2 (SW), 9/4 Shelter Island 1 (PC), 9/4 Shelter Island 1 (PC), 9/7 Lower Manhattan 1 (PC), 9/10 Jamaica Bay W.R. 4 (SW), 9/10 Floyd Bennet Field 3 (DR, SW), 10/1 Bronx Botanical Garden 1 (PC), 10/2 Jamaica Bay W.R. 2 (SW).
Little Yellow:  
White M Hairstreak:  8/17 Central Park 1 (SR, NW), 9/5 Jamaica Bay W.R. 1 (SW), 9/10 Floyd Bennet Field 1 (DR, SW, SR, JW). 
Variegated Fritillary:  9/10 Fort Tilden 1 (SF). 
Painted Lady:  A big year for this species. 8/21 Floyd Bennet Field 45 (SW),  8/23 Floyd Bennet Field 80 (SR). Number much reduced 9/10 at FBF, about 15 (DR, SR, JW, SW).
Common Buckeye:  A down year for this species. 9/10 West Beach 1 (SF). 
Long-tailed Skipper:   
Common Checkered Skipper:  8/17 Central Park 1 (SR, NW).
Fiery Skipper: Several scattered around Jamaica Bay area through the summer. 9/10 Fort Tilden 1 (SW). 10/2 Floyd Bennet Field 2 (SW).
Sachem: 9/5 Jamaica Bay W.R. East Pond 5 (SW). Common throughout the Jamaica Bay area 9/10. 10/2 Floyd Bennet Field 10 (SW).
Ocola Skipper:   8/23 Floyd Bennet Field 1 (SR).

 

Boldface indicates record date.

Observers: AB-Ahmet Baytas, ABw-Allen Barlow, BB-Bill Benner, DB-D. Briede, DDB-Deedee Burnside, FB-Frank Bonnano, FBa-F. Bader, JB-J. Burgiel, MBa-M. Barrett, PB-Pete Bacinski, SB-Skip Blanchard, EC-Edgardo Castillo, PC-Paul Cavalconte, SC-Sylvia Cohen, BD-Bob Dirig, GD-George Dadone, KD-K. Dedrick, MD-Michael Diederich, JF-John Flynn, SF-Steve Finn, TF-Tom Fiore, HG-Hank & Gerie Golet, JG-Jeff Glassberg, MG-Michael Gochfeld, PG-P. Grannis, CH-Cliff Hagen, DH-Dawn Hannay, GH-Gene Herskovits, JH-John Himmelman, TH-Tom Halliwell, RJ- Rob Jett, CK-C. Kallas, DK-David Kunstler, JK-John Kada, JKk-Jeff Kirk, KK- Kevin Keating, RK-Rich Kelly, RKo-Richard Koeppel, EL-Ed Lam, JL-John Lampkin, EM-Eric Miller, HM-Hugh Martin, KM-Karlo Mirth, PM-Peter Mott, TMcB-T. McBride, TM-Tommy Mc Kinney, CO-Chris Olynik, JP-John Price, PP-Peter Post, VP-Vince Plogar, CR-Charlie Roberto, DR-Don Riepe, JR-Jeff Rabkin, LR-Lew Rosenberg, SR-Sheila Rosenberg, JS-Jim Springer, PS-Phil Sussman, FT-Fred Tetlow, DW-D.Williams, KW-Kristine Wallstrom, KWi- K. Witkowski, NW-Nick Wagerick, PW-P.Williams, SW-Steve Walter, WW-Wade and Sharon Wander, HZ-Harry Zirlin, JZ-John Zuzworsky

Abbreviations and Site Guide: Assunpink (WMA) à inland Monmouth co. NJ; Big Brook County Park à Marlboro, Monmouth co. NJ; Black River WMA à Morris co. NJ; Breezy Pt. à Queens co. NY; Caumsett = Caumsett State Park à Suffolk co. NY; Central Park à New York co. (Manhattan) NY; Clay Pit Park à Richmond co. NY; Cranberry Bog C.P. à Riverhead, Suffolk co. NY; Crater Lake Road à Sussex co. NJ; Doodletown à Rockland co. NY; FBF = Floyd Bennet Field à Kings co. ( Brooklyn ) NY; Foothill Park à Morris co. NJ; Garret Mt. à Essex co. NJ; Hoffman Sanctuary à Nassau co. NY; Hook Mt. à Rockland co. NY; Hunt Sanctuary = James Ramsay Hunt Sanctuary à Westchester co. NY; JBWR = Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge à Queens co. NY; Kakiat = Kakiat Park à Rockland co. NY; Marshlands = Marshlands Conservancy à Westchester co. NY (coastal); Meyer Preserve à Westchester co. NY; Mountainside Park à Morris co. NJ; Mt. Ivy à Rockland co. NY; Mt. Loretto à Richmond co. NY; Muscoot Farm à Westchester co. NY; Nature Study Woods = Twin Lakes Preserve à New Rochelle, Westchester co. NY; Patrick Farm à Rockland co. NY; Pine Meadow = Pine Meadow County Park à Eastport, Suffolk co. NY; Planting Fields à Nassau co. NY; Pound Ridge = Ward Pound Ridge Reservation à Westchester co. NY; Read Sanctuary à Westchester co. NY (coastal); Riis Park à Queens co. NY; Sandy Hook à coastal Monmouth co. NJ; Sarnoff Preserve = David Sarnoff Preserve à Riverhead, Suffolk co. NY; Thompson Park à Lincroft, Monmouth co. NJ; Tiffany Creek Preserve à Nassau co. NY; UFS = Uplands Farm Sanctuary à Suffolk co. NY; Underhill à Nassau co. NY; VCP = Van Cortlandt Park à Bronx co. NY; Wallkill River NWR à Sussex co. NJ; Walpack à Sussex co. NJ

 

© Steve Walter
Last Updated on 9/28/04

Initialed contributors (listed where space permits): JA-John Ash,  AB-Ahmet Baytas, ABa-Andy Baldelli, FB-Frank Bonano, MB-Michael Bochnik, PB-Pete Bacinski, TB-Tom Burke, JC-John Carey, PC-Paul Cavalconte, RC-Rick Cech, SB-Skip Blanchard, SBa-Scott Barnes, SF-Steve Finn, TF-Tom Fiore, JG-Jeff Glassberg, MG-Michael Gochfeld, DH-Dawn Hannay, MH-Mary Hake, JI-Jeff Ingraham, KK-Kevin Keating, RK-Rich Kelly, AL-Alan Lindberg, DL-Derrick Lovitch, EKL-Ed Lam, JL-John Lawrenson, PM-Patti Murray, TM-Tommy McKinney, AO-Al Ott, PF_Fred Pfiefer, JP-John Price, PP-Peter Post, CR-Charlie Roberto, DR-Don Riepe, JR-Jeff Rabkin, JS-Jim Springer, JSm-John Smith, JSpa-Joe Spano, KS-Ken Soltesz, NS-Nancy Slowick, PS-Peggy Smith, DT-Dave Taft, GT-Guy Tudor, JW-John Wall, JWo-Janet Wooten, MW-Mark Weinberger, NW-Nick Wagerik, SW-Steve Walter, WW-Wade & Sharon Wander, JY-John Yrizarry, HZ-Harry Zirlin, JZ-John Zuzworsky