Date: 09/29/2016

Number: 200

Once again, Caney Fork Overlook was all a flutter with Monarch activity this evening. We estimated at least 200 Monarchs still enjoying our beautiful view of the Western North Carolina Mountains.

The temp was 55F beteeen 5pm and 6pm and the sun was shinning quite a bit although some clouds were in the area. It was generally breezy with occassional gusts.They seemed to be enjoying the wind and were very active flying and soaring all around compared to Sunday when they pretty much just nectured on the asters and pye weed.

It was a treat to watch. If you about face from the asters there is a parking lot and then 150 ft high rock wall cut out in order to make way for the parkway road. I could see many Monarchs in the close pines without binocculars and more flying in and out of the pines farther away. I am not sure if they were roosting in other trees too.

In the years I have been tracking Monarchs I have not seen this many for this length of time in the area. Last year we had a lot of rain for migration week. This year just 2 days of rain so far and more sunny days..


The Monarchs were very active flying to necter on the asters and then darting back to the trees to roost as the sun set.

Wishing this would never end.

Caney Fork Overlook, NC

Latitude: 35.3 Longitude: -83

Observed by: Theresa
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