Date: 10/05/2011

Number: 5

We have been having a week of fantastic weather for October. The temperatures have been steadily climbing each day and are forecast to be in the 80s the next three or four days. Yesterday (10/5) I took my class outside and we walked the school prairie. We saw 5 monarchs nectaring on asters that are in bloom. Today I saw two monarchs flying past my window similar to those I saw migrating in early to mid September. While driving home, I went past one of the clover fields my wife and I tagged in at the end of August and counted 5 monarchs nectaring on the clover that is still in bloom. So we still have monarchs in this part of Wisconsin, but they better get going soon.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

Shawano, WI

Latitude: 44.8 Longitude: -88.6

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