Date: 08/08/2017

Number: 5

Have five or six Monarchs playing on my liatris. Today, however, saw something I never saw before. One of the resident catbirds caught a monarch by the wings. Tried to kill it by hitting it on the ground. I followed the bird to try to get the Monarch released. It crossed the road and went behind a tree where a young catbird suddenly flew over. It seemed as if the catbird was trying to catch prey for the youngster. Both flew off as I circled the tree.

East Marion, NY

Latitude: 41.1 Longitude: -72.3

Observed by: Mike
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