Date: 09/01/2015

Number: 1

Last butterfly from captivity born & released. A male. This past week I saw a total of 1 other monarch passing through. They like the Tithonias' bright orange blossoms.

A couple of years ago I found a monarch roosting spot in a row of 150 + year old cedar trees; they were camouflaged among the rust colored cedar leaves/brackets. When I went past with my lawnmower, they were disturbed from their rest, and hundreds did this magical dance. Just needed the music from fantasia; I've never seen anything like it. I turned off the mower, went and got all the tenants' children, had them line up in the front yard near the cedars' and then...I started the rider and drove past the cedars again...the children screamed with delight as they were engulfed in dancing monarchs. This area is located in front of the building at 114 S. Black River Street, in Sparta, Wisconsin.

Sparta, WI

Latitude: 44 Longitude: -90.8

Observed by: Kathy
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