Date: 05/25/2005

Number: 1

The milkweed is beginning to sprout. Plants up to 10 cm growing around our pond. Smaller plants spotted on nearby trails. Counted only a half dozen or so plants in all and no eggs on any yet. Lots of rain in the last weeks with mostly cooler than normal temps. With more cool temps forecast for this weekend, I think we will have to wait a bit longer before we see our first monarch up here. We need some sun! I read recently that this May we have had only about 4000 minutes of sunlight compared to over 8000 last year!!

Minneapolis, MN

Latitude: 45 Longitude: -93.3

Observed by: Dave
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