Date: 03/27/2017

Number: 4

This is the second day I took a count of milkweed, eggs, and larvae. Today I covered an additional 2 acres not looked at yesterday. (There were many milkweeds not looked at and/or noticed on both days.) I was out from about 9 to 11:30am with breaks and other excursions (I followed an egg-laying monarch for awhile for example). The total number of milkweed I examined was 48. On those milkweed I found 26 eggs and 4 larvae. The larvae sizes: 3 were 1st instars and 1 was a 2nd instar. It was a lovely morning with temperatures ranging from 73 degrees F to 76 degrees F. It was partly cloudy, breezy winds S 10mph, and 75% humidity. Like yesterday, I wasn't paying much attention to monarch activity, but did see 3 monarchs ~ 1 nectaring on a yellow thistle then resting, another seeking out milkweed and egg-laying, and 1 flying fast past me on a shaded path between trees. This is a photo of a 1st instar looking at me, because I rudely interrupted his leafy meal.

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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