Date: 09/27/2017

Number: 813

I went to Harrisville State Park at 9 AM with a NW wind at 12-18 mph and a temp of 62 degrees. I counted 54 monarchs by 10 AM, so I called the Alcona Elementary School which had made arrangements for the first graders to see a migration in progress. When they arrived, we counted 118 monarchs in about two hours before the children left. Between 1 PM and 3 PM, I counted another 334. At 3PM, my friend Larry showed up and we counted 192 monarchs in one hour before he left. I stayed and counted more monarchs to get the overall count to 813 by 6PM. Here is the hour by hour count:
9-10 AM - 54
10-11 AM -57
11-12 PM -61
12-1 PM - 43
1-2 PM - 159
2-3 PM - 175
3-4 PM - 192
4-5 PM - 62
5-6 PM - 10
Total - 813

Harrisville, MI

Latitude: 44.6 Longitude: -83.3

Observed by: Frank
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