Date: 09/30/2018

Number: 500

Watched as monarchs all left the field beginning around 6:45pm and headed south about 150 meters to the edge of a wood lot. Monarchs were roosting primarily in oaks and hickories it appeared. There were no large clusters but monarchs were spread everywhere in the branches.

Most of the monarchs we saw nectaring in the field headed to the roost. We counted 23 in 1 minute which continued for 15-20 minutes and likely longer so I would say 300-500 and probably much more than that. I wanted to get photos but the light was fading and the monarchs were spread out in trees so hard to get a picture. I really hoped to find them clustered up on a low limb but no luck.

Batesville, IN

Latitude: 39.2 Longitude: -85.3

Observed by: Chris
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