Date: 08/30/2019

Number: 200

Owners of the greenhouse spotted the roost on Friday afternoon about 4. it was a pending storm coming. the winds were from the Northwest. the temperature was around 65 to 67 degrees and the butterflies were nectaring on the clematis and some garden vegetable type of things just behind the shelterbelt of trees.Saturday afternoon, the tag team came but misty rain only allowed us to tag 3. Roosts...4 of them...had 35 to 40 each plus a scattering of monarchs along the half mile stretch of trees. Sunday we tagged 45. Most were too high in the trees for us to reach.we threw the net into The tree,only able to capture 1 at a time. 68 degreesF. Wind from the south but it had been from northwest 5 to 8 mph. Overnight the temp went up.

Elkton, SD

Latitude: 44.1 Longitude: -96.5

Observed by: margaret
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