Date: 09/24/2015

Number: 1

The photo attached shows an open door/empty butterfly rearing cage. On 9/24 (Thursday) I was going to be gone all day! But a soon to emerge monarch butterfly did not care - she/he was coming out, regardless.

So, I left the cage outside - door wide open...

On my return, one monarch had flown the coop, so to speak. And he or she was greeted by a perfect day - 75 degree temperature/calm and sunny.

I missed releasing the 12th and last of my early season monarchs.

I do have two more chrysalises in waiting, but I'm afraid the season will be too far along for a timely journey south when the butterflies emerge. One should emerge the last week of September and the other the first week in October. We'll see...

Arcade, NY

Latitude: 42.6 Longitude: -78.4

Observed by: Donna
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