4TH OF JULY BUTTERFLY COUNTS
Every year, the Atala Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) conducts butterfly counts in North, Central, and South Palm Beach County at nature centers, natural areas and home gardens. The Atala Chapter also conducts the butterfly count at Highlands Hammock State Park and assists with Kissimmee Prairie State Park. These counts are held around the 4th of July, typically in June and/or early July. If you would like more information about these counts, please contact us.
The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) annual 4th of July Butterfly Count is an important citizen science project to collect data about local butterfly species. NABA’s count surveys are the longest-running butterfly monitoring and largest database in the world and used by researchers, scientists, land managers and many others. See https://naba.org/butterfly-counts for more information. You can see Recent Sightings at https://sightings.naba.org
2026 butterfly counts for Palm Beach County, Kissimmee Prairie and Highlands Hammock State Park will be held on the following days:
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June 20, 2026 - South Palm Beach County Circle-Center at Linton Blvd. & Carter Road
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June 27, 2026 - Central Palm Beach County Circle-Center at Forest Hill & The Turnpike
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June 28, 2026 - North Palm Beach County Circle-Center at Donald Ross Road & The Turnpike
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July 11, 2026 - Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
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July 18, 2026 - Highlands Hammock State Park
Email nabapalmbeach@gmail.com for more information about joining us on these counts.
OR you can count in your own garden. Download the 2026 Home Garden Form. Want to know if your home or community garden is in a circle? Click here for a map of the three Palm Beach County circles. To learn about butterfly counts and how to identify butterflies see "On Your Marks" 2026 PDF Presentation.
Nature centers and other natural area data collected during butterfly counts from 1995-2025: