Date: 10/29/2007

Number: 2000

There were literally THOUSANDS of monarch butterflies by the Dirty Pelican Pier early this morning (10/29/07). Saw them flying on the beach just south of High Island last night coming back from Beaumont. Thanks to friends, I learned they'd be around at least until today & didn't miss out. Apparently they 'roosted' (if that's what butterflies do) in the bushes, salt cedars, & grasses along the shore overnight & this morning, as the sun dried the dew from their wings, they took to the air. The sky was filled with them.

Breathtaking sight. Gosh I LOVE our peninsula!! You never know what you might see.

Editor’s Note: We are estimating a minimum of 2000 monarchs based on observer’s estimate of “thousands.”

Courtesy of Mike Quinn, Texas Department of Fish and Game

Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Latitude: 29.4 Longitude: -94.7

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