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Sightings for May 2008

May1

Mike Reese
Location: Wild Rose Area
Waushara County
All fresh! I was in exactly the same area searching yesterday afternoon and none were out. I saw all of these within thirty minutes. These were my first Henry’s of the year and the most I have ever seen in one day.
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May2

Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Lake Farm County Park
Dane County

May4

Cathy Burrell
Location: Paddock Lake
Kenosha County
Two very active cabbage whites flying along the shrubline in my front yard.

May4

Mike Kirch
Location: Upper Lake Park, Port Washington, Cedarburg Bog
Ozaukee County
The Am. Ladies were at Upper Lake Park, Port Washington, the rest at Cedarburg Bog

May4

Wayne Anderson
Location: Lake Emily County Park
Portage County
Also sighted (1)gray looper moths,(2)Common oak moths and (5)Cicindela t. tranquebarica

May4

SWBA Field Trip, 30 participants
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Sauk County
Great looks at the Olympia Marbles! Many bird’s foot violets in bloom. Photo by Ann Thering.
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May4

Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Walking Iron
Dane County

May4

Mike Reese
Location: Whitewater
Walworth County
30-minute trip during lunch.

May4

Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location:
Iowa County
Also saw two duskywings.

May4

Ron Arnold
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Wood County

May4

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Saw a Green Darner almost catch a Brown Elfin.
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May4

Ron Arnold
Location: Brown Street in Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County
I was hoping to find Henry’s Elfins, I’ve seen them here in other years.
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May5

Ann Thering
Location: Mirror Lake State Park
Sauk County

May5

Ron Arnold
Location: Brown Street in Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County
Stopped here for a few minutes late in the afternoon.

May6

Wayne Anderson
Location: Dewey Marsh
Portage County
Three forms of Spring Azure, ladon, marginata and lucia seen on a snowmobile trail through the area.

May6

Ann Thering
Location: Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie
Dane County

May6

Mike Reese, David Reese
Location: various sites
Waushara County
These were my first Olympia Marbles of the year. We saw the Mustard Whites at two sites.
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May7

Tod Highsmith
Location: My backyard on Madison’s east side
Dane County

May8

Ann Thering
Location: Observatory Hill SNA
Marquette County

May8

Tod Highsmith
Location: west side Madison
Dane County
Just driving around doing errands and saw it fly across the street.

May8

Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Lake Farm Park near Monona, WI
Dane County

May9

Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Wood County
I saw the Cabbage White during a quick walk on my property late in the day.

May10

D Starkey
Location: rural Seneca
Crawford County
I sighted this one nectaring on Dandelions across the road from my home. I believe it wintered over in chrysalis, from a caterpillar I found feeding on wild carrot in my yard last October.

May10

Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Sauk County
Cloudy and cool.

May10

Mike Reese, David Reese
Location: North Brockway and Hunter Haven Rd. area
Jackson County
Frosted Elfins were my first. Both were very fresh.
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May10

Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Wood County

May10

Ron Arnold
Location: Brown Street in Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County
It was late morning here, just before the sunshine disappeared.
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May10

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Very overcast. The Elfins weren’t very interested in basking. There were about a half dozen that I wasn’t able to identify because they wouldn’t settle down.
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May12

Ann Thering
Location: Avoca LWR
Iowa County

May12

Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
Marinette County

May12

Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Lake Farm Park and Fitchburg
Dane County
The black swallowtail was spotted in a field in Fitchburg, Fish Hatchery Road.

May13

Wayne Anderson
Location: Gas Pipeline/Snowmobile Trail off North Reserve Street
Portage County

May14

Mike Reese, David Reese
Location: Wild Rose Area
Waushara County
The Henry’s were much more active today than the first time I saw them.
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May14

Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
Marinette County

May14

Wayne Anderson
Location: North Reserve Drive
Portage County
A quick walk before work in a old field full of indian paintbrush, willow, blueberry and clover.

May14

Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Edna Taylor
Dane County

May15

Ann Thering
Location: Mirror Lake State Park
Sauk County

May15

Joan Braune
Location: east side neighborhood
Dane County

May15

Wayne Anderson
Location: North Reserve Drive/ Gas Pipeline Tract and snowmobile trail
Portage County
Also sighted Blueish Spring Moths,Cicindela patruela/huberi integrades(4 Green and 2 purple/brown forms)2 Six Spotted Tiger Beetles. The Henry’s Elfins were nectaring on blueberry.

May15

Andy Paulios
Location: Wood County Wildlife Area
Wood County

May15

Andy Paulios
Location: Near Big Flats - Beaver Ave
Adams County

May16

Wayne Anderson
Location: Old fields off North Reserve Drive
Portage County

May16

Wayne Anderson
Location: Dewey Marsh Shooting Range
Portage County
This is my second sighting of Olympia Marble here the other sighting was 3 years ago

May16

Wayne Anderson
Location: Gas Pipeline/Snowmobile trail/North reserve Drive
Portage County
Also a dozen or so Cicindela patruelas out all after 11:30