Date: 09/19/2018

Number: 500

I was pleasantly surprised to see the monarchs nectaring again yesterday, 9/19. We arrived after a heavy downpour in the late afternoon. There weren’t as many monarchs as the day before, (estimate:500) but there were many other insects sharing...lots of silver spotted skippers.
Just before sunset, the monarchs started drifting away from the field and into the woods around the edges. By 7:15, the field was empty. I couldn’t make out where they were roosting, as they seemed to move a little deeper into the woods and it was getting dark. I did see about 10 roosting in an old cedar near the drive, as I was leaving.

This is a picture of them nectaring before sunset.

Golden Eagle, IL

Latitude: 38.9 Longitude: -90.6

Observed by: Lisa
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