Date: 08/28/2019

Number: 50

Monarchs (about 50) roosting about 20 feet up in an oak tree at Crex Meadows Wildllife Area.

Editor's note: contacted observer for more details on this sighting

Observer's response:
Time of first roost: August 28, 2019 at 7:39PM. I'm not sure but I saw a roost of 11 monarchs just down the road on August 25, 2019 in a pine tree. When I went back to that pine tree on 8/28 they were no longer there.

How estimated: By counting them on the photo. They were about 20 feet up in the oak tree so by photo was the only way I could estimate them.

Nectar nearby: There are open fields nearby with wildflowers.

Overnight temps: Per time and date.com weather, the overnight low was 50.

Winds: I think from the west. The monarchs seemed to be shielded as they were hanging under the tree. I took the photos from under the tree about 20 feet up.

Grantsburg, WI

Latitude: 45.9 Longitude: -92.6

Observed by: Gina
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