Date: 09/12/2011

Number: 140

Monarch butterfly activity continued at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. In the mid-morning, the sky was sunny, the temperature was in the high 60s, and a wind from the south southwest was blowing at 20 miles an hour. Monarchs were seen nectaring primarily on sawtooth sunflowers blowing in the wind. In one hour and 15 minutes, 140 monarchs were counted.

Prairie City, IA

Latitude: 41.6 Longitude: -93.3

Observed by: Robert
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