Date: 10/22/2006

Number: 1

I would like to report a sighting of more than 200 monarch butterflies in my farm yesterday morning, October 22, this small ranch is located Just outside the city of Saltillo, Coahuila,Mexico to the N.E. we have pecan trees and some pine trees which the monnarchs preferto spend the night, we are situated in the valley at an altitude of 1,500 meters , to our S.E. are located the mountains and a canyon that allow the butterflies to climb above the 2,000 meter level to reach the central Mexico Plateau and their winter home,every year we have them in our farm,this first group arrived with a cold front as they usually do , if the weather is right they usually warm their wings on the morning sun and continue their journey the next day. Saludos

Courtesy of Mike Quinn, Texas Department of Fish and Game

Saltillo, COA

Latitude: 25.4 Longitude: -101

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