Date: 08/18/2016

Number: 60

Hi all, another solid day of monarch migration and tagging at Rosetta McClain Gardens, Scarborough, Ontario. 35 monarchs tagged today from 10:50am to 3:45pm. Temperature, wind and moisture were just perfect for all butterflies at Rosetta. Missed about 10 monarchs or more and the hawk watch team counted another 15+ monarchs. So easily 60 or more monarchs passed through Rosetta McClain today. Most monarchs were definitely migrating. A few hung around so are likely "summer" generation monarchs vs the "super generation" migrating to Mexico. Migration is definitely earlier this year, by a week or more. Mostly males migrating at this point with a few females starting to come through.
YTD 58 monarchs tagged in 3 days.
Good tagging
Terry


WBA 398 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 399 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 400 - female - August 18, 2016
WBA 401 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 402 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 403 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 404 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 405 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 406 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 407 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 408 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 409 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 410 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 411 - female - August 18, 2016
WBA 412 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 413 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 414 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 415 - female - August 18, 2016
WBA 416 - female - August 18, 2016
WBA 417 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 418 - female - August 18, 2016
WBA 419 - female - August 18, 2016
WBA 420 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 421- male - August 18, 2016
WBA 422 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 423 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 424 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 425 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 426 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 427 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 428 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 429 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 430 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 431 - male - August 18, 2016
WBA 500 - unknown August 18, 2016 - an escapee after tagging!

Note: "unless the monarch escapes" we record, GPS, wing length, weight, gender, condition, weather, temperature, wind speed, catcher, releaser, date and time, all in about 2 minutes.

Toronto, ON

Latitude: 43.7 Longitude: -79.3

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