Sinlahekin in May

I spent May 9th-11th at the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, enjoying the beautiful weather and butterflies.  The list came to 31 species:
Erynnis icelus - Dreamy Duskywing
E. persius - Persius Duskywing
Pyrgus ruralis - Two-banded Checkered Skipper
Pholisora catullus - Common Sootywing
Papilio zelicaon - Anise Swallowtail
P. rutulus - Western Tiger Swallowtail
P. multicaudata - Two-Tailed Swallowtail
P. eurymedon - Pale Tiger Swallowtail
Pontia sisymbrii - Spring White (female)
Pieris rapae - Cabbage White
Euchloe ausonides - Large Marble
Anthocaris sara - Sara's Orangetip
Colias philodice - Clouded Sulphur
C. eurytheme - Orange Sulphur
Lycaena helloides - Purplish Copper
Callophrys spinetorum - Thicket Hairstreak
C. augustinus - Brown Elfin
C. eryphon - Western Pine Elfin
Celastrina echo - Echo Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus - Arrowhead Blue
G. lygdamus - Silvery Blue
Plebejus icarioides - Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus lupini - Lupine Blue (one fresh male)
Euphydryas anicia - Anicia Checkerspot
Polygonia satyrus - Satyr Anglewing
P. faunus - Green Anglewing
Nymphalis vaualbum - Compton Tortoiseshell (one very faded/tattered individual
being chased by an equally ratty Cloak)
N. antiopa - Mourning Cloak (lots everywhere, all faded)
Aglais milberti - Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Coenonympha tullia - Ochre Ringlet
Erebia epipsodea - Butler's Alpine

Bullsnake in the road

Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon

Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata

Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus

Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) egg on lupine flower buds

Arrowhead Blues Glaucopsyche piasus

Boisduval's Blues Plebejus icarioides

Echo Azure Celastrina echo

Echo Azure Celastrina echo (dark form)

Hatched egg (white "donut" on upper-right clump of Ceanothus buds) of Echo Azure

Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus

Anicia Checkerspot Euphydryas anicia

Anicia Checkerspot Euphydryas anicia

Anicia Checkerspot Euphydryas anicia

Mourning Cloak (well worn, overwintered adult) Nymphalis antiopa

Bat emerging from the bunkhouse attic, through a hole in the flashing next to the chimney

Bats waiting to emerge from the bunkhouse attic!

Arrowleaf Balsamroot covering a hillside

Chokecherry blooming

Snowberry bushes, chokecherry, and other plants among the ponderosa pine trees