Date: 03/28/2016

Number: 10

We were pleasantly surprised to set out on milkweed safari this afternoon and have a good number of monarchs display for us in less than hour. We went five to six miles southwest of Port Lavaca between TX35 and US59 where there is always some A. viridis. We were happy when the first coupled pair of faded monarchs showed up but a mile later a second pair posed just long enough to get a couple of snap shots.

We saw the two pairs, five singles, and one other probable low in some viridian for a total of ten in about forty-five minutes of slow driving on farm roads.

This may be the most we've seen in ages ... but we are usually in the pasture this time of year and not here on the coast. Wild flowers were fantastic and it looked like driving on some of the lanes of years past in DeWitt County. As soon as my pilot is mended and okay to fly again, she will be able to take me out to the pasture ... today was a trial run.

They are out there!!! We saw a horse pasture of about seven acres that is
loaded with A. viridis ... I mean thousands of stems and blooms are above the short grass from the road to the far side! This is the most and largest viridian plants I have ever seen ... I am guessing they put something down for the grass in the horse
pasture and the virdis just "loved" it.

... clear, SE @ 15, 80+ again ...

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.6 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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