Date: 03/19/2017

Number: 1

We had a Monarch on our blooming Anacacho Orchid that was about 20 feet from
our back porch.
It was intensely nectaring and Patricia was able to get close enough to
determine it was a female.

When I returned we checked for eggs on the native Asperula about 30 feet
from the Orchid and sure enough there were eggs.
It was getting dark by that point and we were only able to find about 3 eggs
on a few young plants (will check more plants on the lot tomorrow).
The eggs were located on the tender buds of the plants.
Our first eggs last year were on the 26th of March.

Too dark for pictures but will try to get some this week.

It was a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the mid-80's with light
breezes from the south.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

Driftwood, TX

Latitude: 30.1 Longitude: -98

Observed by: Chuck
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