Firsts of the Season This Week

American Lady/Vanessa virginiensis

Green Heron/Butorides virescens

Small Milkweed Bug/Lygaeus kalmii in a patch where the milkweed has just emerged.

Sand Cherry/Prunus pumila, newly planted. Very active with bees, etc.

Asian Lady Beetle/Harmonia axyridis, the first of many.

Spongy Moth/Lymantria dispar

Orchard Orbweaver/Leucauge venusta