Date: 09/25/2006
Number: 1
September 26
slight NW wind cooler temps counted 36 monarchs in 4 hours - raptors were also hard to find
September 25
good NW wind sat on north side of the blueridge for 1½ from 1:30 - 3 PM - 135 monarchs - back home flying high 34 more - many raptors sighted - 2 eagles 8 osprey - my neck hurts from looking up -
September 24
weather going from sunny SW to dark rainey back to sunny SW most of the afternoon - counted 38 - every 5-8 minutes on the Delaware River(fishing)a new hatchling and others on my flowers at home - great day to be a butterfly
September 23
after rainy AM late afternoon brought steady migtation flying low- time between monarch 5-8 minutes 3 til 6PM observed 15 but wasn't always outside
September 22
Slow start this AM with temps in the 40's - this afternoon with easy SW breeze temps mid 60's brought migrating Monarchs in low and stopping at the flowers - counted 34 but I was busy in the yard - seemed like every 4-5 minutes one would pop up - 70 broadwings in a group an eagle - 3 osprey
September 21
not much time outside - 2 monarchs on the flowers - winds were bad for my situation - temps in the 40's in the AM - high skys and windy
September 20
NW wind probably took most migrators to the north side of the Blueridge - a trip to Hawk Mountain 19529 - saw 12 monarchs on the north face(1½ hours) - 4 more on the ride home and one on my flowers. (1 hatchling still trying.) Weather got crazy after 4 PM dark clouds gusting in many directions. Hummers still on the feeder and flowers.
September 19
slow start this AM with S winds fog mist and rain - wind and weather changed to SW winds(slight) cloud filled blue skys 16:30 - 18:30 - 24 migrating - 8 feeding and 3 in the AM migrating = 35 ....hitting Hawk Mountain tomorrow NW 6-15 knots, I'll try to get their Monarch numbers if you want them
September 18
Nice warm(80)sunny day - S wind to 5 knots changing to SW calm breeze - kept birds and Monarchs on the southside of The Blueridge - bought a golf clicker (PROcount - from Dick's $3.99 then WalMart $1.49-same item, go figure)has two separate areas that go from 00 to 99 and beyond - driving saw maybe 20 migrating Monarchs, in the yard on the flowers - 12 and the remaining 17 from several points (3) from 5PM til 7PM = 49 the Monarchs were using their wings to head SW - no free rides today-got to love em - they're so cool
September 17
warm calm day after rain and NE E winds for several days - high flying and feeding Monarchs - over 50 spotted on the south side of the blueridge mountains(my yard and two trips to the mountain to observe the migrating raptors) on their way to Mexico - Hawk Mountain has been giving Monarch counts on their web site
Bangor, PA
Latitude: 40.8 Longitude: -75.2
Observed by: David
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