Date: 10/08/2006

Number: 1

We were in Florida

birding at St. Mark's NWR on the Gulf Coast, and we saw more butterflies

there than we had ever seen. Most were monarchs, but they were not on the move; they were feeding at the flowers in bloom all along the roadsides for several miles. There was at least one butterfly or skipper

for every square foot of bush. I couldn't focus on birds at all.
Is it a good year for the monarchs, or have I just been lucky?

Courtesy of Mike Quinn, Texas Department of Fish and Game

St. Mark's NWR, FL

Latitude: 30.1 Longitude: -84.2

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