Butterflies should get a lot easier to spot starting this Spring in Scottsdale.

’Tis the season of rust-orange Queens, blue-black Pipevine Swallowtails, yellow Sulphurs and other colorful butterflies. Make the most of their fleeting, fluttering presence during the sixth annual butterfly census, taking place Sept. 15 at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior.

It won’t be long before Arizona’s famous heat ensures the only thing stirring outside are heat waves themselves. Fortunately, there’s still time to enjoy something much prettier moving around out there.

Children can learn more about flying things during “Wing it!” family day 10 a.m. May 6 at Mesa’s Arizona Museum for Youth, 35 N. Robson St.