Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Mount Pleasant Butterfly Walk
| Trip leaders: Kevin Heffernan & Woody Merkle Photographer: Louise Miller |
Date of trip: July 10, 2023 |
| Location: Mount Pleasant | Number attending: 19 |
| Details: It was a mostly cloudy day with temperatures between 77 and 85 degrees. The walk covered the Community Garden, the Cedar trail, the Old Oak trail to the butterfly garden, the Tulip Poplar trail back to the parking lot, the Grassland Loop to the Hackberry tree at its northernmost point, the Davis Branch trail to the bridge across the Davis Branch, and the Stone Wall trail. The target species for this walk were Hackberry Emperor and American Snout, both of which were found. Other good finds include five Juniper Hairstreaks, a Red-spotted Purple and a Viceroy. | |
Silver Spotted Skipper 6
Northern Broken-Dash 1
Little Glassywing 5
Sachem 7
Dun 10
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Cabbage White 20
Sleepy Orange 1
Juniper Hairstreak 5
Eastern Tailed-blue 2
Summer Azure 2
American Snout 3
Pearl Crescent 18
American Lady 2
Red-spotted Purple 1
Viceroy 1
Hackberry Emperor 1