Date: 07/27/2019

Number: 1

Up until yesterday we had not sighted any evidence of any Monarchs in our yard, be it eggs, caterpillars, or butterflies on the wing.  Finally, yesterday we reported 4 caterpillars.  You can view that report at:
https://journeynorth.org/sightings/query_result.html?record_id=1526413973

Today things changed even more when we spotted our first Monarch butterfly at about 10:45 AM.  Added to that, it was a female laying eggs on a swamp milkweed.

Granted, the included photo is not the most exciting.  But it was the one opportunity when she posed long enough on a dried day lily stem for me to snap a shot to prove that we did finally spot a Monarch butterfly at our home.

At the time, we had fair skies and calm winds, with:

• Temperature   77°F
• Dewpoint   63°F
• Humidity   61%
• Air Pressure   28.9 inches
  

        -  Tim

Bellefonte, PA

Latitude: 40.9 Longitude: -77.8

Observed by: R. Timothy
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