Date: 10/24/2007

Number: 1

Today at 3 PM Central time, as I took my walk around a peninsula that juts into Lake Livingston, Texas, on its north shore, I saw a field full of monarch butterflies. There were hundreds. They were hovering upon small flowers, purple petals about a yellow pistil. The flowers were about 6 inches to a foot off the ground, in this field 100 feet from the lake's edge. In addition to the monarchs, there were small and medium-sized butterflies and some appear to be mating, as they rise in couples (the medium sized ones). It is a comfortable, cool day, with sunshine. I have photos, if they will help. The maps I found at your site do not show a sighting of monarchs in Texas this far east, which is 75 miles north northeast of Houston. (Lake Livingston is 4 miles northwest of Onalaska, Texas.)

These butterflies were also present in large numbers:Buckeye

These butterflies were also present in large numbers:Gulf Fritillary

Onalaska, TX

Latitude: 30.9 Longitude: -95.2

Observed by: Neil
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