Date: 10/13/2010

Number: 1

Recent west winds have blown in a goodly number of migratory stragglers. This punctuates a very brisk monarch migration.

There was an odd mix of butterflies and "flying ants" observed a few days back in the skies over Holgate, Long Beach Island. The nutrient-rich flying insects were being heavily fed upon by hundreds of careening gulls. You could see the frantic air action making the late-running monarchs very nervous, as they were stalling or swerving to avoid the often out of control gulls. My observation time: I was watching for __2_ hours and ___ minutes.

Ship Bottom, NJ

Latitude: 39.6 Longitude: -74.2

Observed by: Jay
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