Windsor(Ontario) Butterflies

[Mikey]

I saw monarch in Point Pelee Nat. Park area on Sun. Saw tiger Swallowtail
today at noon.
Mike
Donald Davis <donald.davis at utoronto.ca> wrote in message
news:3916706A.F9C6306C at utoronto.ca...
> With very warm temperatures and southerly winds, there was a huge bird
> migration into Ontario this past weekend. However, still no report of
> the first sighting of a migrating monarch butterfly. Apparently there
> are many sighting in the northern states bordering Ontario.  Please send
> your reports to this writer or to Journey North (www.learner.org/jnorth)
>
> Don Davis
> Toronto, ON
>
> donald_davis at stu.wdw.utoronto.ca
> -----------------------------------------------
> Here are some Point Pelee National Park sightings courtesy of ONTBIRDS
> and reported by Alan Wormington:
>
> BUTTERFLIES -- Tom Hanrahan observed a Common Sooty-Wing this morning in
>
> the septic field E of the Visitor Centre, a record-early observation for
>
> Point Pelee.  Species present that are numerous right now include Red
> Admiral, Eastern Comma, American Painted-Lady, Spring Azure, Cabbage
> White and a few Tiger Swallowtails. There have also been a few Olive
> (Juniper) Hairstreaks reported during the last couple of day.
>
> Alan Wormington
> Staff, Friends of Point Pelee
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> P.S. In the north country - and you don't have to go that far north -
> there has been a very successful hatching of black flies. So much so
> that children have to play indoors in many regions.
>