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Captain's Log

Field journal & site log — provenance, in-situ notes, and the day's find, one meadow at a time.

Recent Entries

The record, in order.

Entry 20260709

Milkweed Meadow, Belmont NH

Fourteen eggs this week, three on a single stem — the most I've counted on one plant all season. Provenance noted: common milkweed, south-facing bed, full sun. Something about this particular patch keeps outperforming the rest of the waystation, and I don't yet know why.

Entry 20260702

First fifth-instar of the season

In situ, on swamp milkweed near the north fence line. Took longer to find this year — a cooler June likely pushed the whole cohort back about a week compared to last year's log.

Entry 20260624

Tagging day, cohort two

Six tagged and released before noon, all healthy fifth-instars raised from eggs collected three weeks back. Full assemblage logged in The Ledger.