Date: 09/20/2015

Number: 1800

On another beautiful sunny day with a 78 degree temperature and a strong North east wind I spotted over 1800 monarchs during 6 hours from 1 pm to 7 pm (sunset). The majority of the monarchs arrived from 3 pm and on. Around 4 pm Many took to their small roosts of 3-4 monarchs, however they were still arriving well after sunset. Many roosted in bare pine trees that were destroyed two years ago from Hurricane Sandy. Since the hurricane their roosting patterns changed. Prior to Sandy, I would spot 100+ in a pine tree with lots of needles, however now most roosts are smaller. Monarchs looked healthy and as in previous years were accompanied by hundreds of dragonflies and damselflies. Golden Rod in the immediate area is still limited.

Babylon Robert Moses Beach, NY

Latitude: 40.6 Longitude: -73.3

Observed by: Barbara
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