Date: 10/02/2009

Number: 1

After a morning of rain it's turned into an almost perfect migration day. There's a 24 mph WSW wind (with gusts to almost 30) which they are flying into.

Despite the wind there is still an average of 2-3 monarchs a minute passing through the clear cut at the back of our property - some stopping to nectar. My Black Adder perennial is COVERED with monarchs. There were 4 on one flower alone! I put in a Monarch Waystation with dreams of them coming and it has actually come true.

The only thing to top this would be to have a roost in our trees tonight and/or a trip to their winter site in Mexico.

So amazing and truly a miracle!
My observation time: I was watching for 2 hours.

Smithfield, KY

Latitude: 38.4 Longitude: -85.3

Observed by: Shauna
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