Date: 10/27/2012

Number: 50

I went to New Orleans for a wedding last weekend and got to witness the migration along my route south. While getting gas in Alabama the monarchs were migrating through a 2-3 every 5 minutes. Once in Metairie, LA I was amazed to see how many were migrating through. My relatives there, who have learned about the monarch through me, said they'd seen them like that for DAYS and thought of me! I saw HUNDREDS of eggs on a single swamp milkweed plant that my sister-in-law has had for years in her backyard. See photo. It was SO good to see such large numbers over the 3 days we were there. Hopefully they all make it safely to Mexico!!

Metairie, LA

Latitude: 30 Longitude: -90.2

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