Date: 07/02/2002

Number: 1

This is very exciting for us! We were sitting on our porch swing when along came a monarch (female)and she landed on our only plant of Common Milkweed (Asclepias vulgaris - about 18 inches tall, no sign of flowers yet)and proceeded to lay an egg. She checked it out first, flew away, then circled and came back several times. We watched as at least 2 eggs were laid. She flew away then my wife and I went up close to check for the eggs. As we were searching she returned and again tried to land, seemingly unperturbed about the fact that we were within inches of her.
I've just gone and checked and have indeed seen 2 eggs. The female appeared to be in very good shape so she must be relatively young.
That is the first monarch that I have seen in our yard this year although I have seen only one other adult this year (in early June, in Chicago).
We also have 3 greenhouse-grown Asclepias curasavica (?sp?)growing in our yard and these are now flowering

Thorold, ON

Latitude: 43.1 Longitude: -79.1

Observed by: Robert
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