Date: 09/16/2018

Number: 500

This was the fourth straight night for us having Monarchs in our yard. The first night definitely had the largest number of Monarchs, with those numbers declining each of the next two nights. But tonight the numbers are definitely back up and our windbreak evergreens are loaded. There are also several large groups on our Silver Maples and Cypress trees. I counted around 400 and estimated that there are surely another 100 or more that I'm missing. It was a late-arriving crowd tonight with many still filtering in after sunset. The weather was hot and a little breezy today, but this evening was calm and beautiful for the butterflies to find their places for the night. With the reports of sightings still coming from points to my north I am looking forward to more evenings as butterfly host.

Bement, IL

Latitude: 39.9 Longitude: -88.6

Observed by: Thomas
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