Date: 09/03/2006

Number: 1

Visited Schwartz Garden along the Mississippi River close to the Mark Twain Riverboat dock in Hannibal, MO. Monarch activity was phenominal. Must have been 50+, also noticed several through out the town and along the roadways- way more than I've seen in IA.They loved the white butterfly bush, ignoring the lavendar ones. Also were nectaring on anything yellow and drinking water & sunning themselves on the brick of the splashing fountain. What are the chances that they migrate south via the Mississsippi River, following all the tributaries that dump into the MS Rvr? Took pictures of several other butterflies enjoying the garden- a buckeye, which I haven't seen in years and several variaties of skippers.

Hannibal, MO

Latitude: 39.7 Longitude: -91.4

Observed by: Denise
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