Date: 05/31/2014

Number: 1

Monarch sighting, Illinois Beach State Park, Zion IL

Very fresh, healthy-looking female monarch in nondirectional flight along trail by Nature Center today. Lat. N42.42103. Did not see egg-laying or observe eggs on the plants I checked. Also observed a skipper but could not ID to species.

Abundant common milkweed, some whorled milkweed.

A number of nectar flowers in bloom: Phlox pilosa, Lithospermum canescens, L. incisum (Hoary puccoon, Fringed puccoon), Arabis lyrata (sand cress), Sisyrinchium albidum (Common Blue-eyed grass, actually an Iris relative), Hypoxis hirsuta (Yellow star grass). Also abundant: Lupinus perennis in large patches in moist sandy depressions.

Zion, IL

Latitude: 42.5 Longitude: -87.9

Observed by: Kathleen
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