2023 February 22

 

Butterfly!

 

   Jeff Gaskin writes:   I know you probably think it’s too cold for butterflies, but yesterday, February 21, Bill Dancer reported that he saw a Mourning Cloak on the lower regions of Mount Douglas Park.

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  I do know that it’s too cold for me.  Mourning Cloaks, however, spend the winter in the adult stage, and February sightings are quite possible – though rare and exciting nevertheless.  Since this site was started in 2010, we have had February sightings in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2022, the earliest date being 2015 February 17.