Date: 10/13/2017

Number: 2000

Too many to count. One of our best roosts ever. Friday the 13th was lucky for us. After seeing many flying around throughout the day we had to go to Point Pelee. There was a southwest wind so we thought that would hold them from crossing the lake and cause some roosting. After a few days of cool, rainy weather we figured there would be pent up numbers ready to move. At least 6 roost locations. Biggest clump was high up in a taller tree on the west side of the tree. Tree was parallel to the Dangerous Current sign. Took a photograph on my Cannon and when I got home later counted over 500 in that clump alone. We kept finding more roosts with the help of our friend and one roost we found as we followed the flight of a late arriving Monarch as it came to rest in a Hackberry Tree to the southwest of the aforementioned tree. I predicted we would still be seeing them in October in my peak report from August when I saw that female laying eggs! Weather was beautiful sunny, warm 21C high, 16C when departing after sunset.

Leamington, ON

Latitude: 41.9 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Laura
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