Date: 09/17/2016

Number: 103

Today in Omaha was almost a carbon copy weather-wise of last Saturday: upper 70’s, clear, very mild winds. Again, the Monarchs were taking full advantage. We have had a moderate steady stream of migrants passing through each non-rainy day this week. I did my weekly 2-km butterfly transact at Glacier Creek Preserve near Omaha today (with lots of counting and some tagging, it took about two hours), and counted 103 Monarchs, most in obvious migratory flight. I saw 15 of those nectaring, 9 on tall thistle, 3 on Canada goldenrod, 2 on sawtooth sunflower, and 1 on heath aster.

Also, on my drive to and back from the prairie (about 25 miles total), I counted 37 crossing the road in front of me.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

Bennington, NE

Latitude: 41.3 Longitude: -96.1

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