Banded Hairstreak - Sit Spot - July 14, 2020

Banded Hairstreak butterfly

on Milkweed flower

in the clutches of an Ambush Bug

July 14, 2020 4:40 p.m.

Sit 535  Brush Pile W  : Partly Sunny 

+26° (+31°)  sw 7-11 kph 53% humidity 

Redstart,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(Republic Airlines Flight 8809…),

Mosquitoes,  

Unidentified chirps,

Cardinal,  

White Avens blooming nearby,  

White Vervain blooming nearby, 

Agrimony blooming nearby, 

Lopseed blooming nearby,

Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby, 

Robin,

Mourning Doves,

Woodpecker drumming,

Flies,

Dames Rocket blooming nearby, 

Extras:

1:00 a.m. Very few fireflies

5:45 a.m. -

       Field Sparrow,

       Crows,

       House Wren,

       Warbling Vireo,

       Mourning Doves,

Along the Trails - 

Peewee,

House Wren,

Field Sparrow,

Chickadees,

Many, many Gypsy Moths,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

Northern Pearly-eye butterflies,

Banded Hairstreak butterfly 

       in clutches of Ambush Bug

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Cowbirds,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Hummingbird,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrels,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow