Date: 10/21/2017

Number: 300

Monarchs this afternoon at the Tip at Point Pelee National Park.
It was another beautiful 21°c/70°f fall day, mostly blue sky with light to moderate SE wind.
A Park employee told me they had been arriving at the Tip & journeying south out over Lake Erie. Upon my arrival at 3 pm on East Beach at the Tip observed about 10 individuals here & there resting in trees. Walking to the interior of the trees I found roosts!
Continued to West path 3:10-3:30 pm I observed individual monarchs flit west out over the Lake; about 2 doz. Monarchs flitting west from west side of Tip; About half returning to the trees & those at higher altitude of about 100' continued out of view.
Returned to roosts-
From 3-5:30 pm about 300 Monarchs were seen in many clusters up to 50 per cluster in Hackberry, Willow & Hop trees (first time I've seen in Hop trees) in the interior near the sandy point which now extends out to the west. Upon leaving the Tip area at 5:30 many more Monarchs were seen above treetops arriving at Tip area.
Cold front due to arrive evening of Oct 22nd. Those arriving & not leaving will be here for a few days due to rain & much cooler temps.

Many more photos & a couple videos here-
https://www.facebook.com/PeleeParadiseSanctuaryMonarchWaystation10275/

Leamington, ON

Latitude: 41.9 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Darlene
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