Date: 10/06/2016

Number: 30

Easily 30+ Monarchs in the yard along with many other species. All seem to be in great condition. All are large and brightly colored with no signs of wear. It is a warm windy day here with a cold front looming to the north which should hit tomorrow (10/7). The Monarchs are intensely feeding - on anything and everything they can. Lantana, Buddleia, Zinnia, Pentas, Asters, Milkweed blossoms (Oscar and Tropical varieties), Mist Flower, Joe Pye Weed, etc. This is the MOST I've ever seen in my yard at one time in 10 years.

Both sightings in my yard, yesterday (10/5) and today (10/6), the monarchs were here pretty much mid-morning to mid-afternoon.  My yard is shaded heavily in the early morning and evening - but mid day it's full sun for about 6 to 8 hours.  At noon it was so crazy busy that my daughter invited her coworkers over because it was just like swarm.

There have been many press stories about promoting pollinators/butterflies in Tulsa, so that may explain the large number of reports you've received. However, even people who haven't typically been too interested or observant made comments about the Monarchs in Tulsa this week.  I had more in my yard at one time than I've ever had and several others nearby reported the same thing.  It was like a massive convergence and so beautiful to see!

Tulsa, OK

Latitude: 36.1 Longitude: -95.9

Observed by: Laura
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