Date: 09/14/2010

Number: 1

After slowing down for two days, the migration of monarch butterflies picked up again at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Today was a clear, warm, and beautiful day with a slight breeze. The monarchs were coming into the refuge in the north and stopping along the way on sawtooth and tickseed sunflowers for nectaring. In 2 1/2 hours in the late morning, 640 monarchs were counted.

For the record, 217 monarchs were observed Sunday (9/12) in two hours in the morning and 63 monarchs were counted Monday (9/13) in one hour in mid-afternoon.

Prairie City, IA

Latitude: 41.6 Longitude: -93.3

Observed by: Robert
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