Date: 10/18/2015

Number: 500

Location known as Conoco Lake or Conoco Pond. I arrived at the area at 10:09am October 18th and stayed for about 1 hr. and 15 minutes - walking around (I'm mostly a birder but certainly took time to appreciate the Monarchs and try counting them).Several planted willows, elms and a few non-native poplars and other trees. Monarchs were mostly in the lee of the ~ 14 mph steady winds that were blowing from the SSE today. Most were roosting and were *relatively* easy to count by 10's. Which is what I did when I encountered a roost. But Monarchs were also floating everywhere around and the number could be higher. This is a conservative estimate and I suspect that number could be at least 50% higher or more.

Editor's note: We've re-dated this report from 10/18 to 10/17, the night the roost formed.

Maljamar, NM

Latitude: 32.8 Longitude: -103.8

Observed by: Christopher
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