Date: 03/17/2008

Number: 1

I watched a single VERY large female lay eggs in the milkweed patch outside my kitchen window for over two hours this afternoon. The winds were strong but she fought her way back time and time again hurriedly laying eggs. Her wings were faded but not in terrible shape. When checking later I found eggs mostly on the new leaves rather than the older.

Two days ago I saw one other very faded monarch pass over the road near our school.

We've had a small number of monarchs that were around all winter, but now that the migrants are arriving I see a huge difference in wing size and color

Cypress, TX

Latitude: 30 Longitude: -95.7

Observed by: Stephanie
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