Date: 03/22/2002

Number: 1

Duval County Park, 5 miles south of Benavides, Tx. March 22, 2002. Friday between 10 and 11 a.m. 55+ Monarchs, mostly flying and hovering around oak and mesquite trees along grassy watercourse. One was caught and eaten by a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.

Reported by Mike Quinn, Texas Monarch WatchI believe this may be the highest non-coastal report we've received. This location is about 70 miles west of Corpus Christi, TX. Mike

Benavides, TX

Latitude: 27.6 Longitude: -98.5

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