Date: 06/11/2019

Number: 1

Today was special because the last of the indoor-reared monarchs was born today! Her birth brought the total number of indoor-reared monarchs this spring season to 118. All of them were from monarch eggs and larvae brought in from our meadows over the course of these spring months.

There were some eggs and larvae that did not make it (very few thankfully) and three chrysalises that had problems developing. Mostly it was a very healthy group ~ just the challenge of supplying lots of fresh milkweed all the time! Every now and then I was out at night with a flashlight and scissors finding a few extra milkweed leaves for hungry caterpillars. It was always a happy moment when they successfully formed their chrysalises.

Currently, a lot of the milkweed is in the seedpod stage, though there are some that are fresh and flowering here and there.

I love seeing all the Journey North monarch reports. Sometimes I wonder if one of the monarchs born here is in a report from the north ~ could happen! Mostly I enjoy the enthusiasm that everyone feels from seeing, reporting, and supporting these adventurous monarchs.

This is the beautiful female monarch born today, who thankfully paused a few moments before taking her first flight ~ may she have a wonderful journey north!

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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