Date: 10/01/2011

Number: 2000

October 4
V and I just returned from the roost site....About 400 tonight as well as last evening...Still watching Hope there will be a significant surge soon!!!

October 3
There is a lake LaFourche nearby (1 mile west. We also have had recent raint and the water is in the ditch where the monarch roost in the trees. Tonight there are 300-400. Another cold front is supposed to enter our area on Wednesday, so maybe more will come down. Goldenrod continues to bloom.Maybe when that peaks the butterflies will "peak". Seems that is the way it has been for the past five years.

October 2
Went again yesterday evening (10/3), Number was down to approx 1,000...HUGE field of goldenrod providing a feast...water source available too! We enjoy this event each year ...It is our "CHRISTMAS" and O HOW MERRY IT IS!

October 1
Awesome, beautiful and gorgeous. 100 per cluster, 40 on limbs, eating goldenrod same area where we saw 200,000 in 2006. will monitor each day as peak day for our latitude and longitude is oct 10. we are so excited. saw approx 2000 butterflies!!!

Wilmot, AR

Latitude: 33 Longitude: -91.6

Observed by: carl
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