Hi,

The 7th Pettigrew State Park Butterfly Count was held on June 17th. Despite being rained out on Sat the 16th and it being cloudy nearly all day on the 17th we had a pretty good day. We ended up with 40 species including one new species to the count - Pipevine Swallowtail. (Harry - we had whirlabout and broadwing in 95). This only count I am aware of where the numbers are so hard to estimate. The ditches around the fields in this area where there are verbena and buttonbush are literally alive with butterflies - I feel we are pretty conservative with our numbers.

It really is an incredible show and I wish we could get a few more people to help us out. Non bflies included great view of otters, black bear -Harry had a very close encounter with this bear or possibly a different one, the obligatory dickcissel and a beautiful red bellied water snake. Thanks to Toni Rexrode, Harry LeGrand and Jeff Pippen for their help. Pettigrew State Park in located 7 miles south of Creswell, NC Washington Co.

1 Pipevine Swallowtail
400 Zebra Swallowtail
4 Black Swallowtail
3 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
5 Spicebush Swallowtail
4 Palamedes Swallowtail
1,000 Cabbage White
200 Orange Sulphur
1 Cloudless Sulphur
500 Sleepy Orange
16 Gray Hairstreaks
6 Eastern Tailed-Blue
3 Summer Azure
4 American Snout
530 Variegated Fritillary
700 Pearl Crescent
7 Question Mark
380 American Lady
200 Painted Lady (new state high count)
200 Red Admiral
225 Common Buckeye
3 Red Spotted Purple
30 Viceroy
10 Carolina Satyr
15 Silver-Spotted Satyr
20 Hoarce's Duskywing
6 Common Checkered- Skipper
300 Common Sootywing
1 Clouded Skipper
45 Least Skipper
700 Fiery Skipper
1 Whirlabout
1 Sachem
14 Yehl Skipper - No Harvard Skippers;)
1 Broad-winged Skipper
2 Palatka Skipper
32 Dion Skipper
30 Dun Skipper
14 Lace-winged Roadside Skipper
1 Ocola Skipper

Scott Hartley
Weymouth Woods SNP
Southern Pines, NC

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