Trip report Pivot Rock Canyon 17 August by Ron Rutowski
Saturday, August 17, 2024
On Saturday, August 17, Pivot Rock Canyon on the Mogollon Rim provided a welcome respite from the high of 110 degrees in the Phoenix area. The weather was sunny but cool given it had clearly rained the night before. Six butterfliers visited the area starting at 9AM until 1PM when clouds started to form and block the sun. Highlights of the trip included a visit to the Pivot Rock on its impressive pedestal, and the decaying remains of a deer or elk that Arizona Sisters found attractive as a food source. We identified at least 13 species, which was twice as many as we saw on last year’s visit to this lush canyon. Here is the list: Two-tailed Swallowtail, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, Marine Blue, Spring Azure, Northwestern Fritillary, Mylitta Crescent, Field Crescent, Painted Lady, Arizona Sister, Common/white Checkered Skipper, Taxiles Skipper (pictured).
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