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Monarch Fall Roost
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Date: 10/15/2016

Number: 190

Strong South wind continued. Since I saw few during the day, They were either hiding in the trees all day, or dropped in late in the day after wind had slowed.

Checked potential roost ares starting at 1830. Found more than yesterday in the two larger groves. Still mostly singles, still at north ends, still mostly 3-8 feet from ground. I could see a few flying around higher in the trees, but not yet landed. What is significantly different is that I also found them in many smaller groves a some individual large trees. This is 85 of the total.
While all roosting, they are not all in the same roost and they are not crowding together.
Roost trees are mostly Live oak and Ashe Juniper, both of which grow wider than tall, and have many descending bare twigs on the underside. Since we maintain natural habitat here there are also woody shrubs growing under them and several types of thin stemmed vines to provide more perches if needed.

Glen Rose, TX

Latitude: 32.1 Longitude: -97.9

Observed by: Gregg
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