Date: 09/13/2016

Number: 8

I released Monarch Butterfly number 8 today that I have raised. Sorry, I didn't know about reporting this before. Before this butterfly today, I real eased 3 on 8/30, 3 on 9/4, and 1 on 9/11. This is the first year I am trying to do this. All butterflies were from eggs or caterpillars in the wild I found on the Common Milkweed in my field. I have 6 more chrysalids currently and quite a few caterpillars ranging from very small to large. I'm trying to give them a better chance than a 5% survival rate in the wild and help the Monarch Butterfly population. I hope that all the remaining caterpillars will be able to beat the coming cold temperatures and be able to migrate as butterflies when I release the last ones probably around mid October.

Harpswell, ME

Latitude: 43.8 Longitude: -70

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