Date: 03/29/2014

Number: 1

Though I saw the first monarch 1 week ago, today they really came in abundance! It was perfect monarch egg-laying weather. We had a storm front come through the evening before, so today was fresh and beautiful. It was breezy and sunny with temperature around 76 degrees F. Thankfully the milkweed came up this last week, just in time for them. It was absolutely wonderful to see all the beautiful female monarchs, most with somewhat faded wings, fluttering low over the pastures seeking out the milkweed. I saw at least 20 individuals over the course of about 2 hours from around 1-3pm covering about 6 acres of pasture. They also flew into our woods at times. I saw a lot of egg-laying and found many eggs on the native milkweed (Asclepias viridis). Some paused briefly to nectar on the wildflowers that are abundant. What a joy-filled day!

Dobbin, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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