2026 January 20

2026 January 20

   Butterfly!   Yesterday, January 19, Gordon Hart saw and photographed a Satyr Comma at Langford Lake. 
  Jeremy Tatum notes that in our annual published butterfly records from the southern Vancouver Island birdwatching area from 2015 to the present, this is the first January butterfly report we have had.  In each of 2022 to 2025, butterflies were recorded in our area in all months except January and December.  Is all 12 months possible?

Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Gordon Hart