[Ctleps-l] Painted Lady Influx-Stratford Point

[Stefan Martin]

Forgive me! It was pointed out that I mentioned American Lady in my last
email instead of Painted Lady.. I was in fact talking about Painted Ladies
from today at Stratford Point.. I only saw 2-3 Americans total all day
here.

Stefan Martin
Stratford Point Land Steward

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 9:54 PM Stefan Martin <nafets519 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Forgive me if I'm beating a dead horse here but I wanted to add some
> observations from later in the day at Stratford Point. American Lady was by
> far the most abundant species throughout the day with my high count being
> 22 on just two buddleia.. Most of them were in perfect condition and the
> differences in size between individuals was quite astounding. After this
> count, I checked some other plants around the building and sure enough,
> they were everywear. I'd feel comfortable with saying the total count on
> them was 35+ just around the building. You would walk past the buddleia and
> they would explode off the plants with such abundance you could hear their
> flight. As far as I know, this is a high count for the property. Also of
> note, skippers have been few and far between this season with little in the
> way of variety. I had 1m and 1f Sachem today and I'm still waiting for the
> next flight of Swarthy. Pearl Crescents are becoming more plentiful as well
> as Tiger Swallowtails. I'd recommend taking a trip over here if anyone has
> the time. If conditions are right, you will have a great day.
>
> Stefan Martin
> Stratford Point Land Steward
>
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:42 PM Steve Walter <swalter15 at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I think I’d call it this. I was on the Long Island coast today and
>> noticed the activity. Of those Painted Ladies that I saw on the move, they
>> were heading north. Probably saw a few coming in off the ocean. I do recall
>> seeing one land on the beach. This is probably the second day of this
>> movement. At mid-day, I got an e-mail from a friend, who mentioned having
>> 10 in his back yard yesterday in inland Nassau County. That prompted me to
>> look around at Jones Beach. I got about 25 in one small area with a lot of
>> knapweed. I got smaller numbers elsewhere, but they were everywhere. And
>> still some heading north.
>>
>>
>>
>> My first thought was that this is an unexpected time of year for
>> northward migration of Vanessa species. I think that’s something I’ve
>> usually seen in April or May. There were a few Painted Ladies around all
>> along, and by now we could certainly have their offspring hatching out. By
>> my observations and the coastal concentrations (such as at Jones Beach and
>> Stratford Point) point to an influx from points south.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Walter
>>
>> Bayside, NY
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> Stefan Martin
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