Date: 09/12/2010

Number: 1

This past Sunday, the 12th, we starting seeing monarchs-one by one-fly past our window through the backyard. We live literally 1 block east of the Mississippi River, by the way. The weather was beautiful that day, not too windy or cool, mid- 70's. We observed them morning through evening following the same path through our backyard, heading south, but noticed they often came from 2 or 3 different northerly directions. One flew by every 3-5 seconds. It was awesome. We also noticed large gangs of bluejays who were hollering all morning. Will they eat monarchs? In the evening the neighboring unhabited lot directly south of us provided overnight rest in its' many large coniferous trees. I saw only a few more the next day bit I was not watching as closely cuz I couldn't. Hope this helps. I will never forget that day. "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20 May the Creator be forever praised. My observation time: I was watching for ___ hours and ___ minutes.

Fulton, IL

Latitude: 41.8 Longitude: -90.1

Observed by: Laura
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