Date: 09/17/2018

Number: 1

M, 9/17/2018, btwn 1-5p CDT
1 male Monarch Butterfly emerged (M29).

1st M29 Release Attempt:
M, 9/17/2018, 5:45p CDT
Weather conditions & time of day were not favorable: cool, 65°F, rainy. Set M29 onto Sedum Spectable flower head; he just hung there. I decided to place him back into Habitat#2 & keep him inside overnight.

2nd M29 Release Attempt:
T, 9/18/2018, 12:30p CDT
(Overcast skies, 64°F, light winds). Opened dining room window & set M29 onto rhododendron plant just outside the window.

From 12:30p T, 9/18, to 12:00a W, 9/19, M29 did not leave. So, at 12:02a CDT W, 12/19/2018, I heard thunder, and rainstorms were looming throughout the night. So, I retrieved M29, and placed him back into Habitat #2. I placed a saucer of watermelon into habitat and guided M29 to the fruit. He landed on the watermelon and began to eat, all on his own! Thanks God!

3rd M29 Release Attempt:
?SUCCESS?
W, 9/19/2018, 11:56a CDT
(Overcast skies, 61.7°F, light winds). Opened dining room window, coaxed M29 onto my finger, held him just outside the opened window, M29 flew up, up, & away. FREEDOM!

Thanks God for Monarch Butterflies!

Stillwater, MN

Latitude: 45.1 Longitude: -92.8

Observed by: Patty
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