Date: 09/29/2016

Number: 3

We released two male monarchs that had eclosed on 9/28/16, but late enough in the day that I couldn't tag and release them.

One of them had a left rear foot deformity -- a very small claw on a short leg (WLH 102). He seemed a bit slow, but did fly away after pausing a bit.

The other, WLH 104, was very lively and quick to depart.

We also saw a male monarch that we had released in the morning of 9/28. He had eclosed 9/26 and hadn't been willing to fly on 9/27. We released him in our garden on 9/28, and we thought he had left, although he wasn't as quick to depart as the others had been. Today, around 5 pm, he was just a few feet from where we had released him more than 24 hours earlier. He was flying well and appeared healthy. (WLH 101)

Minneapolis, MN

Latitude: 44.9 Longitude: -93.3

Observed by: Mary
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