Date: 10/02/2005

Number: 1

Saw at least 100 monarchs nectaring in goldenrod and New England aster on Eastern Point in Gloucester. Some were flitting around the light house area right on the ocean. I tagged 12 by carefully catching them by hand as they sucked up the nectar.

The security guard at the lighthouse said that there were more the day I was there than in the previous week. Don't know if this is peak yet, but a good show compared to other falls when we have seen very few.

Gloucester, MA

Latitude: 42.6 Longitude: -70.7

Observed by: Fran
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