Date: 08/19/2019

Number: 220

I saw less Monarchs this evening than last night. There were 3 main roosts, the largest was about 100. There was still many Monarchs on the grassland this evening and some were moving about in the roosting area. Still a lot of wildflowers to reach peak bloom such as Goldenrod, the Sunflowers, Meadow and Rough blazing star. I did see a mating pair this evening. The Monarchs I am seeing will likely move on soon but I think there will be another wave from our area due to some late mating and the availability of nectar plants. I would say the prairie plants are about 1 week later than normal this year. There were daytime roosts again today at 3:00 PM. Approximately 250 were observed then.

Barnesville, MN

Latitude: 46.7 Longitude: -96.4

Observed by: Doug
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