Date: 01/17/2011

Number: 1

January 17, 2011

The average number of monarchs counted at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary this week was 4,985. Counts were conducted on Monday and Tuesday, January 17 and 18 with the assistance of Ryan Slack during warm temperatures and clear skies. Only one cluster was found at Plaskett Creek and at the private property site in Big Sur; many, many fliers and sunners at the latter site led to the low estimated total. Several more clusters were located at Point Lobos and more monarchs were present there than during all previous counts.

Pacific Grove Sanctuary: 4,985

George Washington Park: not surveyed

Point Lobos Reserve: 306

Palo Colorado: not surveyed

Andrew Molera: 40

Sycamore Canyon: not surveyed

Private Property, Big Sur: 600

Prewitt Creek: not surveyed

Plaskett Creek: 10

Monterey, CA

Latitude: 36.6 Longitude: -121.8

Observed by: Jaime
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