Last Sunday my dad and I made a trip to Lambton shores with hopes of coming across a number of early flying butterflies.
After a brief stop into Kettle Point, we went to the Ipperwash Dunes and Swales. Some neat plants, but no butterflies. Also of interest was a singing Hooded Warbler.
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Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia) |
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Starflower (Trientalis borealis) |
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Hairy Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum pubescens) |
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Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) |
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Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) |
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Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) |
Afterwards, we went to the Karner Blue sanctuary in Port Franks. I heard that this is an excellent spot for duskywings (
Erynnis sp.), and it was! I saw four species; Juvenal's, Wild Indigo, Columbine, and Sleepy. Sleepy Duskywing is a very rare species in Ontario.
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Sleepy Duskywing |
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Wild Indigo Duskywing |
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Columbine Duskywing |
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Juvenal's Duskywing |
I also saw an Eastern Pine Elfin at the sanctuary.
Next up was the Pinery. We went straight out to the beaches, where I quickly found both of my targets, Brown Elfin and Hoary Elfin.
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Brown Elfin |
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Hoary Elfin |
I also heard a Prairie Warbler singing at P4, which is just a bit down the beach from where I saw them last year at P9.
There were a couple neat tiger beetles along the beach as well, Big Sand and LeConte's (a subspecies of Festive Tiger Beetle).
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Big Sand Tiger Beetle |
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LeConte's Tiger Beetle |
Last stop was Cedar trail. I was hoping for Dusted Skipper, but turns out that the skipper spot was down the trail extension, which I didn't bother to go down! Arrgh, next time.
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Eastern Tent Caterpillars |
All in all, a nice outing, and despite my misses of Olympia Marble, Dusted Skipper, and Dreamy Duskywing, I saw five new-to-me species of butterflies!
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