Date: 10/13/2015

Number: 4

I had another batch of four monarchs raised from caterpillars found on milkweed in my backyard, two boys and two girls, eclose on Monday while I was at work. I gave them some freshly cut orange for breakfast on Tuesday, which at least one of them fed on, and released them at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens during lunch break when temperatures were warm enough for flight. They were quite active once the sun hit their cage and ready to go. The weather was sunny with a fairly strong wind blowing mostly from the north. They eagerly took off, heading south. One of the males sat on my finger for a little while getting his bearings but then took off as well. They are tagged with Monarch Watch # TMX 234 and 236 (males) and 235 and 237 (females).

Boone, NC

Latitude: 36.2 Longitude: -81.7

Observed by: Annkatrin
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