Pearl River/Honey Island Swamp May 8, 2010 field notes:
The day began with light drizzle/mist but finally cleared up before noon. Many
roadsides at front gate had been sprayed with herbicides. Self-heal, Prunella,
was blooming everywhere. Host plants-passion flower and cassia- were beginning
to sprout by the railroad tracks; but, no butterfly eggs yet.
Mahaw berries by shooting range.
Multiple baby Lubber grasshopper migrations on each trail.
Not many predator dragonflies hunting. Overall delayed activity due to cold
winter and cool spring. Delighted to see 4 gorgeous Indigo buntings!
Combined reports:
4 Pipevine Swallowtail
1 Giant Swallowtail
4 Tiger Swallowtail
16 Black Swallowtail
4 Palamedes Swallowtail
3 Spicebush Swallowtail
2 unidentified dark swallowtails
11 Pearl Crescent
2 Southern Pearly Eye
11 Carolina Satyr
4 Question Mark
2 Red Spotted Purple
1 Hackberry
1 American Painted Lady
1 Viceroy
5 Buckeye
1 Sleepy Orange
4 Clouded Skipper
3 Common Checkered Skipper
7 Dun Skipper
4 Fiery Skipper
1 Least Skipper
6 Silver Spotted Skipper
11 Southern Broken Dash
1 Swarthy Skipper
4 Twin-Spotted Skipper
15 Whirlabout Skipper
26 species
134 Individuals
- Linda
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