Date: 05/27/2005

Number: 1

I saw a female Monarch today at 44 degrees 54 minutes 48 seconds North and 93 degrees, 16 minutes and 56 seconds west. We have had two beautiful, warm (compared to the last month), calm days and Ms. Monarch was busy laying eggs as fast as she could.

An egg count showed at least 35 eggs within a 10 sq. area on about 15 milkweed plants.

This was much more agreeable weather than last year when the first wave came through about this time as we had very cold, rainy and windy. There were absolutely no egg laying last year from the first wave.

Minneapolis, MN

Latitude: 45 Longitude: -93.3

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