Date: 04/29/2007

Number: 1

April 29, Stevensville (Kent Island) MD at Terrapin Park:
A very faded worn female monarch was egg-dumping on a clump of about 2 dozen common milkweed plants (Asclepias syriaca). Each plant was up about 10-12" and each leaf had about a dozen or more eggs. The female continued to lay more eggs as we watched.

A few hours later in Ridgely, MD at Adkins Arboretum, another very faded worn monarch was seen also laying eggs on common milkweed. These are the first monarchs I have seen laying eggs this season.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

Stevensville, MD

Latitude: 38.9 Longitude: -76.3

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