Date: 09/10/2016

Number: 25

several floating in. Small clusters in the grove. They are here in greater numbers today (9/11). Dozens, not hundreds, Yet. Today is sunny but VERY windy. I'm finding them in the sheltered areas of our grove. Bird Island is rural, and we are a farm. I have a very large milkweed patch and blooming zinnias, asters, milkweed, Canas, cosmos, etc. Overnight was 52 degrees, right now it is 75 with a sustained 20 MPH wind.
I saw a small roost a week ago, and the latest one started yesterday 9/10. I first saw them around 1:00. I also spotted three aprx. 2 1/2 inch monarch caterpillars this week.
I'll let you know if the numbers grow significantly. Fingers crossed.

Bird Island, MN

Latitude: 44.8 Longitude: -94.9

Observed by: Lynn
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