Date: 12/26/2012

Number: 1

Last winter's 2nd largest California overwintering site

This wintering site is known as Pismo Beach (North Beach Camp Ground). It was the 2nd largest site last winter. It was one of only five sites with more than 10,000 monarchs.

Last winter's count (2011/2012): 18,000 monarchs

Previous winter's count (2010/2011): 21,286 monarchs

Data collected by county volunteers for the 2011 Western Monarch Thanksgiving Counts, and compiled by Mia Monroe, Denis Frey and Shawna Stevens for publication by the Xerxes Society.

Pismo Beach, CA

Latitude: 35.1 Longitude: -120.6

Observed by:
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