Date: 09/19/2018

Number: 100

I have not noticed many if any monarchs in this part of Western Kansas before, but this year there was a tremendous amount. I first noticed them on a cedar tree behind my house one evening while I was mowing. As I went by the tree I spotted them and counted 17 that first evening. I went the following evening to take some photos of them, and I had noticed there were more (around 35). I went back the 3rd evening and there were 100+. There were more than I could physically count, and they were perching and flying around. It was quite a site! By the 4th evening they had started to leave, but there were a few remaining or coming through for a few more days after still. During that same time, I would notice them flying along the road while driving and was noticing them around town at various places. There was definitely a large amount migrating through this part of Kansas. We had tremendous rainfall late summer in this area where Eastern Kansas was reporting much drier conditions. I'm not sure if this would have influenced their migration route or not.

Wallace, KS

Latitude: 38.7 Longitude: -101.6

Observed by: Brodie
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