Wisconsin Butterfly Counts

The NABA Butterfly Counts is an ongoing program of the North American Butterfly Association to census the butterflies of North America (United States, Canada and partially Mexico) and to publish the results. Volunteer participants select a count area with a 15-mile diameter and conduct a one-day census of all butterflies sighted within that circle.

Each participant in a SWBA-sponsored count is asked to pay $3 to help cover the costs of publishing the results of the counts. NABA Butterfly Count Reports for the U.S. are available from NABA for a fee, and are also available at Steenbock Memorial Library on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Note the counts were called Fourth of July Butterfly Counts from 1985-1999; the name switched to NABA Butterfly Count Report from 2000 to present.

Join SWBA for a butterfly count!

Madison (Dane County) (see Field Trips for details), July 1 (Sunday)

Trempealeau (Trempealeau County) July 9 (Monday)

Sister Bay (Door County) July 12 (Thursday)

Northern Kettle Moraine (Fond du Lac County) July 16 (Monday)

For more information about SWBA-sponsored NABA counts, please contact:
Karl and Dorothy Legler, count coordinators: karlndot@charter.net (608) 643-4926

For a list of additional Butterfly Counts in Wisconsin, visit NABA's web site. Contacts are listed.