Date: 09/01/2004

Number: 1

I am counting monarchs roosting in my yard again this year. Unfortunately, it
doesn't take long to count them. The numbers are way down. Through Sep. 1st, I have had only five monarchs in the trees, where last year, I had 177. (See graph below.)

I have another spot
I go to tag monarchs that will normally have hundreds to thousands of
butterflies. So far this year, I have only seen two small clusters of about 30 - 40
butterflies. I am hoping that there are more to come, but all indications
are that the numbers are way down.

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Campbell, MN

Latitude: 46.1 Longitude: -96.4

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