Date: 09/20/2010

Number: 1

The day was sunny and warm with a strong wind from the south southeast at 20-25 miles an hour. During a late afternoon visit to Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, 80 monarchs were observed in an hour. Several were noted fighting the wind, but most were found in the savanna trail area of the refuge. There they were nectaring on wildflowers on a forested hillside and stopping to rest on the branches of oak trees.

Prairie City, IA

Latitude: 41.6 Longitude: -93.3

Observed by: Robert
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