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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:36:01 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Butterflies south of Raleigh, Wake Co., NC -- August 30 |
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--000000000000caec9d065a47f572 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Folks, Lori Arent joined me to look for birds and butterflies this morning at the N.C. State U. farm fields along Mid-Pines Road, and Lake Wheeler Road. It was cloudy from 8:30 until at least 10:00, and we had 0.25-0.5" of rain there late yesterday, to lessen the dust on the road. Though the vegetation was mostly still damp, the sun popped out by 10:30, and we kept going until 12:10 under PC, warm, and humid conditions. Here is our list: Black Swallowtail 2 males E. Tiger Swallowtail 4 Sleepy Orange 8 Orange Sulphur 1 fresh male Cloudless Sulphur 5 CHECKERED WHITE *35+ *Lori helped me spot them; mostly males (Cabbage White 0) still missing while the Checkered are flying!! Weird! E. Tailed-Blue 4 Monarch 6 Variegated Fritillary 12 Viceroy 1 Red-spotted Purple 1 these two brushfoots around the creek Common Buckeye 18 Pearl Crescent 3 Carolina Satyr 1 near the creek COMMON SOOTYWING *15 *most around the Howling Cow Creamery parking lot, nectaring on *Portulaca amilis,* a low-growing, non-native succulent with bright rose flowers; by far the most I/we have seen at the farm fields Common Checkered-Skipper 4 Fiery Skipper 11 Zabulon Skipper 2 males, in the forest tunnel north of the fields Clouded Skipper 8 19 species. Still cannot find a Cabbage White while the Checkereds are going strong. Cabbage Whites are numerous here in spring and early summer, and again in fall; plus, they are abundant now at Raulston Arboretum and around city yards. Bird highlights included 4 species of swallows, including Bank (heard overhead but not seen) and Cliff (on phone lines with Barns), two Ravens (including perched on a cell tower with vultures), and Grasshopper Sparrows at two sites, including one juvenile and an adult carrying food. A note about Ravens perched with ANYTHING in the same place. I think vultures might be the only two species that tolerate Ravens, and vice versa. Vultures are non-confrontational, Ravens do not perceive vultures as threats, etc. Anything else, from crows and hawks on down smaller would give Ravens a hissy-fit (crows, hawks, jays, Mockingbirds, Kingbirds, etc.) or else quickly depart!!. Harry LeGrand Raleigh --000000000000caec9d065a47f572 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Folks,</div><div><br></div><div>Lori Arent joined me = to look for birds and butterflies this morning at the N.C. State U. farm fi= elds along Mid-Pines Road, and Lake Wheeler Road. It was cloudy from 8:30 u= ntil at least 10:00, and we had 0.25-0.5" of rain there late yesterday= , to lessen the dust on the road. Though the vegetation was mostly still da= mp, the sun popped out by 10:30, and we kept going until 12:10 under PC, wa= rm, and=C2=A0humid=C2=A0conditions. Here is our list:</div><div><br></div><= div>Black Swallowtail=C2=A0 2=C2=A0 males</div><div>E. Tiger Swallowtail 4<= /div><div>Sleepy Orange=C2=A0 8</div><div>Orange Sulphur=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 fres= h male</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur=C2=A0 5</div><div>CHECKERED WHITE=C2=A0 = <b>35+=C2=A0 </b>Lori helped me spot them; mostly males</div><div>(Cabbage = White=C2=A0 0)=C2=A0 still missing while the Checkered are flying!! Weird!<= /div><div>E. Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 4</div><div>Monarch=C2=A0 6</div><div>Varieg= ated Fritillary=C2=A0 12</div><div>Viceroy=C2=A0 1</div><div>Red-spotted Pu= rple=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 these two brushfoots around the creek</div><div>Common B= uckeye=C2=A0 18</div><div>Pearl Crescent=C2=A0 3</div><div>Carolina Satyr= =C2=A0 1=C2=A0 near the creek</div><div>COMMON SOOTYWING=C2=A0 <b>15=C2=A0= =C2=A0</b>most around the Howling Cow Creamery parking lot, nectaring on <i= >Portulaca amilis,</i> a low-growing, non-native succulent with bright rose= flowers; by far the most=C2=A0I/we have seen at the farm fields</div><div>= Common Checkered-Skipper=C2=A0 4</div><div>Fiery Skipper=C2=A0 11</div><div= >Zabulon Skipper=C2=A0 2=C2=A0 males, in the forest tunnel north of the fie= lds</div><div>Clouded Skipper=C2=A0 8</div><div><br></div><div>19 species. = Still cannot find a Cabbage White while the Checkereds are going strong. Ca= bbage Whites are numerous here in spring and early summer, and again in fal= l; plus, they are abundant now at Raulston Arboretum and around city yards.= =C2=A0 Bird highlights included 4 species of swallows, including Bank (hear= d overhead but not seen) and Cliff (on phone lines with Barns), two Ravens = (including perched on a cell tower with vultures), and Grasshopper Sparrows= at two sites, including one juvenile and an adult carrying food. A note ab= out Ravens perched with ANYTHING in the same place. I think vultures might = be the only two species that tolerate Ravens, and vice versa. Vultures are = non-confrontational, Ravens do not perceive vultures as threats, etc. Anyth= ing else, from crows and hawks on down smaller would give Ravens a hissy-fi= t (crows, hawks, jays, Mockingbirds, Kingbirds, etc.) or else quickly depar= t!!.</div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh</div><div><br= ></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> --000000000000caec9d065a47f572-- |
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