Date: 10/16/2010

Number: 150

I observed about 150 monarch butterflies roosting high up in the trees within 3 blocks of the ocean in groups of about 30-50. Some were feeding on tiny flowers others were floating about. This occurred on 10/17/10 at about 7:30 am. As of 10/18-19/10 the large groups are gone but I have still seen several floating about and up to about 10 roosting in the tree tops close to the ocean. My observation time: I was watching for 1 hour.

Editor's Note: We are dating this report Oct. 16th, the night that the roost presumably formed. For consistency, we date all roosts sightings for the date the roost first formed.

Oak Island, NC

Latitude: 33.9 Longitude: -78.1

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