New Jersey Butterfly Club
A chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
Upcoming Events
Next Meeting Presentation
Register Here if you plan to attend the May meeting on Zoom.
- Topic: Butterflies of the Rio Grande Valley
- Presented By: Jonathan Klizas
- Date & Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 – 6:30 PM (3rd Tuesday in May)
- Location: Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ and via Zoom
If you missed any of our prior meetings, you can view videos of some of these meetings on our YouTube Page.
Upcoming Field Trips
The next few field trips are shown below. Trips normally begin promptly at 9:30 unless otherwise noted. Refer to our Complete List of Trips to see all our outings and information about how our trips are conducted. Check back often as details change as the season progresses.
Sandy Hook
- Date: Friday, APRIL 25 (no rain date)
- Location: Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area - Highlands Borough, Monmouth County
- Leaders: Henry Kindervatter, Chris & Paula Williams, and National Park Service naturalist.
Our goal species here is Henry’s Elfin but many others are likely to be seen, including American Copper, Juniper Hairstreak, azures, and American Lady. Good birding, too!
Meet in Guardian Park at Fort Hancock. Indoor bathrooms available, Bring lunch.
Jenny Jump SF
- Date: MAY 3 (May 4)
- Location: Hope Twp., Warren County
- Leader: Wade Wander (973) 271-0204
- This is a joint trip with Sussex Chapter of NJ Native Plant Society
We will walk the Summit Trail looking for early butterflies like Tiger Swallowtail, Falcate Orangetip, Spring Azure, Juniper Hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak, Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak, Sleepy Duskywing, and Juvenal’s Duskywing. At the same time we will see many species of spring ephemeral wildflowers in this lovely, little-visited, mature deciduous forest that so far has relatively few invasive plants. Botany-savvy members will be on hand to ID plants. Trail is quite steep on the way up, but level at the top where we spend most of our time.
Meet in parking lot a short distance past headquarters bldg. at 330 State Park Road, Hope (Blairstown), NJ. Do not make left into headquarters but continue straight to another lot on the right. Indoor bathrooms available (sometimes with the added pleasure of moths).
4th of July Butterfly Counts
No weekend field trips are scheduled for late June and July because many members participate in Fourth of July Counts, which are held on weekends during this period. If you are interested in participating, contact the count leader.
Here are the butterfly counts for 2025.
- Great Swamp - June 28, Leader: Ben Barkley, (908) 285-4362, benbarkley92@gmail.com
- Springdale - July 5, Leaders: Wade and Sharon Wander, (973) 271-0204 or 271-0051, wec2293@gmail.com
- Mercer - July 6, Leader: Jim Springer, (908) 334-3412, springer@naba.org
- Raritan Canal - TBA, Leader: Mike Gochfeld, (732) 233-5864, gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
- Bowman's Hill - July 19?, Leader: Mary Anne Borge, (609) 397-9684, maborge@yahoo.com
- Duke Farms - TBA, Leader: Mike Gochfeld, (732) 233-5864, gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
