Zebra Swallowtail - June 26, 2002

Hi Gord,

While walking in Ridgetown this afternoon, I got a brief but excellent look at a Zebra Swallowtail. It flew down the road toward me, fluttered about 2 metres away from me, and then continued along about 3 metres up and then flew out of sight. This is my first sighting of this species ever. The kids in my grade 7 class were not as excited as I was.

Ridgetown is approximately 15 km northeast of Rondeau Park (in Kent County) as the butterfly flies.

Steve Charbonneau
Erie Beach in Chatham-Kent, Ontario
steve.charbonneau2@sympatico.ca

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Haliburton Butterflies June 12-15 - June 15, 2002

Hi Gord,

It has been a slow spring to date, but things are finally picking up 
a bit!  Here are a list of the few butterflies that I have seen in 
the last few days:

Clouded Sulphur - 8
Cabbage White - 4
Dreamy Dusky-wing - 5
Juvenal's Dusky-wing - 1
Northern Cloudy-wing - 1
Bog Fritillary - emerged June 12 - 5
Common Ringlet - 10+
Silvery Blue - 3
Azure sp. - date suggests Cherry Gall - 2
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail - 6
Mourning Cloak - 5
Lady sp. - 1
Chryxus Arctic - 10+
Monarch - 1

Cheers,

Ed Poropat
edporopat@halhinet.on.ca

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Toronto Monarch Butterfly Sighting - June 8, 2002

Forwarded by Don Davis, Toronto, ON:

Hi Don

I saw my first Monarch of the year in Toronto this afternoon 
(June 7), a female in good condition coursing up and down 
weedy verges along a rail line in the city, looking for 
milkweed no doubt (which was present), 
lat/long roughly 43.39N / 79.23W .

best
Jeff Crolla

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Butterflies in Mississauga - May 28, 2002

While trying to find some bird species at Rattray Marsh in 
Mississauga, Several Cabbage white butterflies flittered 
before me. 

It looks like spring is finally kicking in! 

Gord Gallant
gord@web-nat.com

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Warmer Temperatures bring Butterflies - May 27, 2002

Gord,
Last week in Essex County snow flakes were seen. Yesterday, warm 
temperatures at Pelee brought the following residents and 
migrants out:

Mourning Cloak 32
Question Mark 23
Pearl Crescent 13
Orange Sulphur 8
Cabbage 3
Monarch 1

Fred Urie
Windsor
fred_urie@hotmail.com

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Hi Gord!
I was looking at your website and noticed that nobody has sent in any sitings for about a month so I thought that I'd give everybody some hope in this c-o-l-d spring weather. Last Monday (May 13)my overwintering Black Swallowtail butterflies started emerging despite the chilly May weather! In the past week, I've had 2 males and 2 females emerge from their chrysalises (and I've still got 3 to go!). So, there is hope yet for butterfly spotting! Keep your eyes open in your herb gardens for those swallowtails!

	Melissa :o)
	toysathome@netscape.net

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Cabbage White-Toronto - May 11, 2002

Hi Gord I saw my first Cabbage White for the year yesterday 
May 10 02 , hear in Toronto .

Craig McLauchlan
csam@sympatico.ca

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Please Excuse my spelling ,I am Dyslexic
thank you for your understanding.

Bev and I had 1 Mourning Cloak in the back yard all day to day .

Craig.S.A.McLauchlan
Toronto/Ont/Canada/World.
csam@sympatico.ca

Morning Cloak and Eastern Comma Butterflies have been common in our backyard over the last few years. During the heat wave we had earlier this past week both species emerged and flitted about the Chinese Elms in our backyard. This morning a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker showed up in the same trees. Their holes, producing sap are one of the reasons we have both butterflies in our yard. Its amazing to see how nature interacts.

Dragonflies were at Cranberry Marsh mid week when I was out there Tuesday and Wednesday. I do not know which species, just that they had an irridecent light blue abdomen and clear wings.

Gord Gallant
gord@web-nat.com

Gord,
Yesterday at Dundas Valley Conservation Area I found my first Compton's Tortoiseshell of the year.

Today, April 11, along sixteen mile Creek there were 7 Mourning Cloaks, 2 E. Commas and a Compton's Tortoiseshell.

Fred Urie
Oakville
fredurie@yahoo.com

Eastern Comma butterflies (2) were seen today Apr 10 at Tiny Marsh north of Elmvale in Simcoe Cty.

Margo Holt
Coldwater
holtm@bconnex.net

Please Excuse my spelling ,I am Dyslexic
thank you for your understanding.

All though the tempter dint get past 40f or 5 c today their was anoff sun to bring back out One of the two worn Mourning Cloak's in my back yard hear in Toronto .And I was ablel to find wear is over wintering area was and photograph it their (all though I am sheer it will be a dark photo.)

Craig.S.A.McLauchlan
Toronto/Ont/Canada/World.
csam@sympatico.ca

First butterfly of the year was a Milbert's Tortoiseshell, March 30, followed in an hour by an Eastern Comma. On March 31 two Mourning Cloaks in different spots were found, giving 3 sp. for March.

Ann  White
London Ontario Canada
dwhite@odyssey.on.ca

Please Excuse my spelling, I am Dyslexic
thank you for your understanding.

Once agane Today as we had Yesterday(March 30 2002) hear in our back yard at 437 Quebec Av in Toronto Ont, Bev and I wacheted 2 Mourning Cloak’s flitting around

Craig.S.A.McLauchlan
Toronto/Ont/Canada/World.
csam@sympatico.ca

Gord,
Under a hazy sun, temperatures hit 11 * C. in Oakville.
I found five Mourning Cloaks and two Eastern Commas along Sixteen Mile Creek.

Fred Urie
Oakville
fredurie@yahoo.com

Today March 30 2002 hear in our back yard at 437 Quebec Av in Toronto Ont, Will Bev and I wear putting out flagstones (for my barbeque) and celebrating our first crocuses blooming in the back yard we had our first 2 Mourning Cloak’s flitting around .

Just too add to the little joy of the day. welcome to spring .

Craig Mclauchlan
csam@sympatico.ca

Gord,
The first butterflies of 2002, all Mourning Cloaks, were seen in Essex County. One at Pelee in January, and the others at Pelee, Kingsville, and McGregor in February, responded to the warm winter.

Fred Urie
Windsor/Oakville
fredurie@yahoo.com