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Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)Observer
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Normally you see them after breeding in the south and they come north.
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Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)Observer
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Four or five seen.
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Observer
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Another overwintering butterfly. From the looks of its wing damage it’s been around awhile. On a flowering plum tree.
Photos / Sounds
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Margined White (Pieris marginalis)Observer
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First whites of the year. Several flying around the park. Didn’t see any last year.
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California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)Observer
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First warm day of Spring. Found about 10 on a flowing plum tree. Several more walking around the park.
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
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Still a few butterflies out on this cold late date.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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Noticed it flying out and coming back into Escallonia bush (Escallonia rubra Red Claws?). In a small parking lot across from Cottages at Cypress.
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Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)Observer
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A migrating dragonfly. Two seen.
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Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris)Observer
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Appears to be a Sachem. Kindly posed for me as I got the pictures.
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)Observer
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At least three in my area.
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Pine White (Neophasia menapia)Observer
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A little late. Normally June and July. On lavender in front of the Lodge.
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Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)Observer
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This year the dragonfly populations on Big River seems reduced so far.