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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: gary yankech on July 14, 2014, 10:31:42 PM

Title: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: gary yankech on July 14, 2014, 10:31:42 PM
I try to get up to Long Sault CA a few times in the summer.  I really like the Eastern Bluebird trail for butterflies. I usually see an American Copper in the meadow, but this time around, it eluded me.

Butterflies:   Common Buckeye
                    Monarch
                    Coral, Banded, and Acadian Hairstreak
                    Dun, Northern Broken-dash, and European Skippers
                    Aphrodite Fritillary (a lifer for me)
                    Clouded Sulphur
                    Northern Crescent
                    Little Wood Satyr
                    Common Wood Nymph
                    White Admiral


Dragonflies:   Twelve spotted Skimmer
                     Widow Skimmer

Moth:            Virginia Ctenucha moth
                    Pale Phalaenostola litter moth

I also saw a Bur Oak tree covered with galls from the Hedgehog Gall Wasp, an undetermined jumping spider eating its grey, and a well hidden treehopper.

With the milkweed, there were lots of great wildflowers still around.

In the forest I heard Wood Thrush,  Great-crested Flycatcher, White- breasted Nuthatches, Chickadees, and saw a Black-and-white Warbler, and an Indigo Bunting.      

Overall, a great outing, Long Sault is north of Bowmanville, off Hwy 57.

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14470961969_33f1e1d074_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470961969/)
Aphrodite Fritillary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470961969/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5496/14470915660_72fe930a8b_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470915660/)
Clouded Sulphur (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470915660/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3867/14470976818_0f17c27d4f_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470976818/)
Coral Hairstreak (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470976818/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3917/14470913060_92f53f15e1_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470913060/)
Northern Broken-dash skipper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470913060/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/14470964189_37b21fccb9_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470964189/)
treehopper, Archasia belfragei (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470964189/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/14470959599_8d120c8273_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470959599/)
Pale Phalaenostola (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470959599/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5496/14470980548_de7826022f_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470980548/)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14470980548/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/14677506743_f7d78ee7f9_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14677506743/)
Hedgehog Gall (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14677506743/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/14657583105_e04f9224c9_c.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14657583105/)
Deptford Pink (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/14657583105/) by Gary Yankech (https://www.flickr.com/people/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

Enjoy your day!
Title: Re: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: paul_reeves on July 15, 2014, 06:15:14 AM
Some really nice stuff here Gary: congrats.
Title: Re: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: gary yankech on July 15, 2014, 09:35:08 AM
Quote from: "paul_reeves"
Some really nice stuff here Gary: congrats.


Thanks Paul....I love seeing your pics too, keep posting, they inspire me.
Title: Re: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: Walter Fisher on July 16, 2014, 05:18:45 PM
Very nice collection of photos Gary, thanks for sharing.

Walter :)
Title: Re: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: Dinusaur on July 17, 2014, 06:43:03 PM
Quote from: "Walter Fisher"
Very nice collection of photos Gary, thanks for sharing.

I second that.
Title: Re: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: gary yankech on July 21, 2014, 12:54:54 AM
Quote from: "Walter Fisher"
Very nice collection of photos Gary, thanks for sharing.

Walter :)


Thanks Walter....it was nice to meet you again at the Rouge Nat. Urban Park butterfly event. Let me know when you are at Rosetta for the hawk watch, maybe I can met up with you there.  Cya!
Title: Re: Long Sault Conservation Area insects
Post by: gary yankech on July 21, 2014, 12:55:41 AM
Quote from: "Dinusaur"
Quote from: "Walter Fisher"
Very nice collection of photos Gary, thanks for sharing.

I second that.

Thanks!