Results of Eugene 4th of July Butterfly Count

July 2, 2011 (21st year)
Compiler: Donald Gudehus, NABA Eugene-Springfield
14 species found at six sites.
15 mile diameter circle is centered at 24th St. and Amazon Parkway, Eugene.
Sun: 100%, Temperature: 69 to 79 deg., Wind: 0 to 10 mph

WE=West Eugene (Willow Creek loop trail, Tsal Luk-Wah (Tsanchiifin) wetland, east of Red House to Isabella St., Ken Nielson Rd. milkweed patch)
BPS = Buford Park South (east and south of Arboretum - southeast trailhead to Willamette River via trails 2, 3, 5. Buckbrush Creek/trail 56 to trail 6 to kiosk.)
SH-1 = South Hills (Amazon Headwaters)
SH-2 = South Hills (Amazon Park)
SH-3 = South Hills (Spencer Butte)
MPA = Mt. Pisgah Arboretum (Willamette R., Water Garden, S. Boundary Trail; Summit Trail to Trail 3)

Species	WE	BPS	SH-1	SH-2	SH-3	MPA	Total of Sites
Clodius Parnassian	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Western Tiger Swallowtail	9	15	2	0	6	2	34
Pale Swallowtail	1	1	0	0	5	0	7
Cabbage White	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Eastern Tailed Blue	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Field Crescent	68	12	0	0	0	0	80
Lorquin's Admiral	4	4	2	0	0	0	10
Ochre Ringlet	123	27	15	2	10	5	182
Propertius Duskywing	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Arctic Skipper	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Common Checkered Skipper	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Sonoran Skipper	0	0	0	18	0	0	18
Sachem	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Dun Skipper	7	3	5	0	0	0	15
SUB-TOTAL	212	62	25	23	33	9	364
White sp.	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nymphalidae sp.	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Crescent sp.	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Skipper sp.	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Unknown sp.	9	0	0	0	0	0	9
TOTAL	228	65	25	23	33	9	383

Party hours on foot	3.3	3	0.9	0.7	2.5	4	14.4
Party miles on foot	3.0	2.5	1.5	0.5	3.0	3.4	13.9
Number of people in party	4	3	3	3	3	2	18

Members of Group WE:    Alison Center, Sylvia Maulding, Pat Kramer, and Trisha Peterson

Members of Group BPS:    Lori Humphreys, Joan Ojerio, and Bonnie Richman

Members of Group SH-1:   Dave Hagen, Lois Hagen, and Linda Gilbert

Members of Group SH-2:   Dave Hagen, Lois Hagen, and Linda Gilbert

Members of Group SH-3:   Dave Hagen, Lois Hagen, and Linda Gilbert

Members of Group MPA:   Donald Gudehus and Peggy Robinson