Date: 03/18/2009

Number: 1

On the way to Victoria this morning crossed paths with a monarch moving N about 11:45 ten miles west of Port Lavaca.
Coming back at 2:30 we found a faded female in the position
of ovipositing on the A. virdis inside the loop at the
intersection of US87/US59 inside Victoria, another crossed US87 a mile east of intersection going N. West of Port Lavaca, we went back to see if any of the milkweed there had come up and found some stunted viridis, then watched a faded monarch work its way along the ditch. Altus walked it but didn't find any eggs. We saw three other monarchs working the bar-ditches where virdis was just coming up closer to Port Lavaca and in two of the three locations Altus found first 3 then 2 eggs. This was after three, temp 80, sky almost clear, wind SE @ 15 mph. Viridis really stunted but the monarchs seem happy with it!

7 monarchs total
1 depositing eggs on A. viridis in Victoria
2 flying across US87 Calhoun Co. /Victoia Co.
4 in ditches alon

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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