Date: 10/07/2005

Number: 1

Each coldfront and it's associated north and northwest winds is bringing big
waves of MONARCHS this fall. The last big push was September 30 and October
1. Play the weather & plan to be here to see the next push, maybe on Sunday,
October 9. Hundreds are stuck here now with the drizzly, overcast weather.
Many can be found nectaring in the dunes on SEASIDE GOLDENROD, which is in
full bloom and beautiful. Several dozen were roosting in the Japanese Black
Pines at the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Gardens the evening of October 6. We
are still finding lots of Monarch caterpillars and a few eggs on milkweed in
Cape May Point gardens, so local Monarchs are still mating, laying eggs, and
dying - trying to get off one more generation.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

Cape May, NJ

Latitude: 39 Longitude: -74.9

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