Date: 03/04/2004

Number: 1

The first of the native milkweeds along the mid-coast of Texas is now nicely up (at least for us). We found stalks of *Asclepias viridis* up to eight inches long this afternoon about five miles southwest of Port Lavaca in western Calhoun County(had to wade thru water to get to it). We expect the same to true in Victoria County, NW of Calhoun Co. This would make milkweed now available to the monarchs about 650 miles NNE of the sanctuaries. A few monarchs have been seen in the two counties for at least a week with a definite tendency to be moving to the NE. We saw one last Friday moving quickly to the NE across the University of Houston campus at Victoria. These could easily be local monarchs just moving around. BUT this weekend we hope to get close to some and and find if very, very faded or not. Very wet along the mid-coast!

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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