2024

Unfortunatley the June 29 butterfly count was rained out.  Here's a summary of results from past years:

2023

Despite the threat of thunderstorms, we had a very good morning for our annual Marsh’s Falls Nature Reserve Butterfly Count on July 1.  Thanks to the twelve volunteers that participated we managed to tally 11 species.  Here are the count results:

Monarch

White Admiral

Mourning Cloak

Northern Crescent

Long Dash Skipper

Peck’s Skipper

Least Skipper

Dun Skipper

Tawny-edged Skipper

Hobomok Skipper

European Skipper

2021

Thanks to all who helped with our July butterfly count at Marsh's Falls. We are very pleased we got 3 hours of observing before the rains started.  Here is the summary of what we found:

Least Skipper - 4

Peck’s Skipper - 1

Dun Skipper - 5

Northern Azure - 1   *New record for the property* see photo above by Kelly Stronks

Great Spangled Fritillary - 1

Silver-bordered Fritillary - 1

Northern Pearly-Eye - 8

Monarch -2