Day 173: If you take into account the fact that we're still in the month of March, you'd have to agree that Pack Forest offered up a butterfly bonanza today. Not only did I see two Commas (presumably Green, although they didn't alight to let me check their identification), I saw four individual Mourning Cloaks (Nymphalis antiopa). Three were between the Reservoir Trail and the water tower; the fourth was a mile closer to the administrative compound. My field guide says that adults may over-winter, emerging to fly on "snowy-sunny days."
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