Date: 04/12/2007

Number: 1

On Thursday, April 12, just before noon I saw a Monarch in Guilford County as I was driving slowly along a rural dirt road just north of Greensboro, NC. The butterfly flew across in front of my car, settled briefly on the grass to my right, and then moved on in a north-westerly direction. I didn't see any nectar sources in the immediate vicinity. This is the earliest
that I have ever seen a Monarch in the county. I wasn't on a butterfly expedition, but I also saw 6 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, 2 Clouded/Orange Sulphurs, and 1 Cabbage White in the area. It was about 70 degrees, sunny, and there was a brisk wind blowing.

Forwarded by Charles Cameron from the Carolina leps listserve, and by Dr. Lincoln Brower.

Greensboro, NC

Latitude: 36.1 Longitude: -79.8

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