Date: 10/10/2014

Number: 1

Another Sighting of a tagged Monarch in the West!

Another Pacific Northwest Monarch has been sighted in California!

This time a Monarch tagged by Linda K in Applegate, southern Oregon flew about 270 miles south to San Mateo in California (south of San Francisco) where it was photographed nectaring on Lantana by Albert Wong (https://www.facebook.com/#!/MonarchButterfliesInThePacificNorthwest) Tagged on 9/30, seen on 10/10, It took 10 days to fly 270 miles

This individual could be heading to one of the overwintering colonies around Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove…so watch out for it!

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

San Mateo, CA

Latitude: 37.6 Longitude: -122.3

Observed by: David
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