Date: 10/09/2017

Number: 102

Counted 102 monarchs on a family hike at Samuel Wilmot Monarch Waystation

There is a walking trail along lake Ontario, at Samuel Wilmot Conservation area. I'm not sure exactly how far it is. We walked for about an hour and a half & did a butterfly count with our kids during that time. On either side of the trail there are fields of asters, golden rod, milkweed and clover. We did this same walk a few weeks ago and only saw 22. I just looked up what a painted lady was and yes we saw about 25 of them as well as about 15 yellow moths. They were enjoying the purple clover flowers. We went from about 3pm until 5pm. Maybe they are leaving later with the milder weather we've had?

Newcastle, ON

Latitude: 43.9 Longitude: -78.6

Observed by: Amy
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