Date: 04/24/2013

Number: 1

Today on western_monarchs@yahoogroups.com Rob Santry, reported: "While photographing butterflies in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area today, a Monarch flew around a forest glade I was in and kept truckin' to the north. This locale is about 10-12 miles west of Redding, Shasta County, California. This is the first time I have recorded a Monarch butterfly in the Redding area in April. I have been keeping a butterfly journal since 2007 so I only have a five year span of time. But, this Monarch is about two weeks ahead of all my other early sightings. I expect to see them in mid-May."

Redding, CA

Latitude: 40.5 Longitude: -122.7

Observed by: Paul
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