red admiral

[Steve Walter]

Rumors of a huge Red Admiral migration are true. Had I made an attempt to count them today at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Queens, NY) (rather than waste my time with the likes of Scarlet Tanager and Blackburnian Warbler), the count would easily have been in the thousands. I heard of large numbers seen coming in off the ocean. Lots of them showing up in inland parks, as well. Not a bad showing of American Ladies, too, but paling in comparison to Red Admirals.

Steve Walter
Bayside, NY

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Mohr 
  To: ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu 
  Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 8:36 AM
  Subject: red admiral


  Yesterday I saw my first red admiral nectaring on my rhododendren. if you go tothe website Journey Northehoward at journeynorth.org in  their last listing about the Monarchs journey north,they talked of a huge migration of the red admirals. Looks like we will be seeing many this year. Yesterday was a banner day as my first of 3 Black Swallowtail chrysalids opened and a beautiful male emarged.My brand new Canon recorded the event.Ruthie
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