On the Trails of IES

Trail Report for September 07, 2005

Notes and changes since last report:

80°F, clear, and calm with low humidity at 2:00 PM.
The Gifford Gardens were graced by two uncommon visitors: the Aphrodite fritillary and Leonard's skipper.
Turtlehead was blooming around the cistern between the Old Hayfields.
Great dragonflies, one shown above, patrol the Old Hayfields.
Absolutely splendid day.

The Trails

Butterflies

Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
American Copper
8 Great Spangled Fritillary
1 Aphrodite Fritillary
1 Meadow Fritillary
4 Pearl Crescent
1 Common Ringlet
8 Silver-spotted Skipper
2 Leonard's Skipper

Moths

2 Galium Sphinx
2 Hummingbird Clearwing
6 Snowberry Clearwing

Birds

1 Turkey Vulture
2 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
10 Black-capped Chickadee
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Gray Catbird
3 Cedar Waxwing
2 American Redstart
3 Eastern Towhee
1 Northern Cardinal
8 American Goldfinch

Plants

Turtlehead

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