Date: 10/21/2018

Number: 150

Monarch Migration in Medina, TX

A bright sunny day, temp 70F and slight north wind called me to Medina Garden Nursery to visit with Ernesto and Ysmael.
The gardens in the nursery are beautiful but the main attraction are the garden clusters they have done in their field, absolutely gorgeous! I have never seen more butterflies at one place in my life! And a good variety also.
By far the most common were queens. I saw approximately 150 monarchs intently nectaring primarily on Gregg's Blue Mistflower. Almost all of them appeared in good shape. There was one faded, slightly tattered male who had not read the book and was mating. The female finally struggled free.
About half the frostweed in their pecan river bottom on the Medina River has gone to seed. Monarchs may be clustering in the pecans tonight. They plan to check.
Rains predicted to return tomorrow through Thursday.

Medina, TX

Latitude: 29.3 Longitude: -99

Observed by: Ridlon
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