Pettigrew Count, June 29, 2003

Hi - Here are the results from the 9th Pettigrew Count, south of Creswell, NC. Temps were cool Low 80's low humidity and breezy. Counters were Jeff Pippen, Harry LeGrand and myself. We ended up with 47 species - a very good number for three counters - and I had to leave the count at 3pm. Harry and Jeff probably saw button bush blooms in their sleep - they found several species that I didn't get. We missed pearly eyes, lace winged roadside skipper, Palkata skipper and a few others so reaching 50 is doable.Non lep highlights were a red wolf and a huge black bear for me and Harry and Jeff found and Jeff photographed a beautiful canebrake rattlesnake. They also heard a Swainson's Warbler calling at the parks Pocosins Natural Area. All these things were on the south side of Lake Phelp/Pettigrew State Park.

Zebra Swallowtail 650
Black Sw 5
E. Tiger Sw 100
Spicebush Sw 18
Palamedes Sw 18
Cabbage White 92
Orange Sulphur 37
Cloudless Sulphur 2
Little Yellow 1
Sleepy Orange 290
Gray Hairstreak 8
Red-banded Hs 2
E. Tailed-Blue 2
Summer Azure 10
Am. Snout 2
Var. Frit 230
Pearl Cr 435
Question Mark 33
*E. Comma 1 New to count.
Am. Lady 800
Painted Lady 10
Red Admiral 750
Common Buckeye 350
RSP 20
Viceroy 48
Car. Satyr 10
Little Wood-Satyr 1
Com. Wood-Nymph 1
Monarch 8
Silver-spotted Sk 33
Horace's Dw 60
Zarucco Dw 1
Com Checkered-Sk 3
Com Sootywing 35
Swarthy Sk 1
Clouded Sk 1
Least Sk 28
S. Skipperling 1 New County Record - Washington Co.
Fiery Sk 250
Little Glassywing 1
Sachem 1
Yehl Sk 31
Broad-winged Sk 1
Dion Sk 34
Dun Sk 8
Carolina Rs-Sk 1
Ocola Sk 2

Scott Hartley
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve
Southern Pines, NC

 


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