As the butterfly season in Massachusetts winds down, the Mass Butterfly Club hosts an informal "October Derby". Club members report species sighted around Massachusetts as long as the weather cooperates for butterflies during the month of October. Until today, I had not contributed a single unique sighting. Today, though, I spotted a Gray Hairstreak while I was at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southboro, so I was able to add 1 species to the October Derby list! Whoot! It looks like a killing frost may be coming this week, so time is really running out fast for this year's butterflies.
There were lots of Yellow-Rumped Warblers and a few Palm Warblers flitting about the meadows today. A great day to be outside! Surprisingly, although the Yellow-Rumped Warblers were greater in number, I didn't come home with a single photo!
Gray Hairstreak
Palm Warbler
Clouded Sulphur
Eastern Bluebird
another beautiful Eastern Bluebird
another Palm Warbler
Hermit Thrush (another migrant)
Chipping Sparrow
beautiful Sassafrass tree
Lovely autumn colours. Good you found the hairstreak. We are having similar weather with three or four species hanging on here, but I think they will only be around for a few more days.
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