Date: 03/11/2005

Number: 1

Here in Southern California we've had a very wet winter (wettest in
115 years!). I'm not sure if that's the reason, but we've had two
female monarchs laying eggs this week here in Sherman Oaks. We're at
the base of the Santa Monica Mountains (by the 101/405).

I've had milkweed for about six years, and this is the first year
I've seen the monarchs on their spring migration. We usually only see
them in late summer/fall, returning to the coast.

Perhaps the Santa Monica Mountains is much more lush this year, so
that the monarchs find it's worth their while to scour the mountains
east for milkweed, rather than head up the central valley and coast
to points north.

Contributed to Monarch Watch

Sherman Oaks, CA

Latitude: 34.1 Longitude: -118.5

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