Date: 09/07/2019

Number: 265

At the Tip at Point Pelee National Park 6:10-8:05pm Sunset 7:55
22°c partly cloudy with strong 25-33 kmh WSW wind. Daytime high of 24° Forecast overnight low 13°c.
Observed at Tip shuttle stop, monarchs flitting about and checking out tree tips looking to establish roosts. Upon returning later to this area 4 clusters had been established with the largest of about 15 Monarchs.
A few monarchs established 4 small clusters of 3 to 6 on Hackberry trees & cascading grapevine on the calm east side. Lone individuals here & there.
The majority of Monarchs chose a very protected & commonly used interior area protected by large Hackberry trees & grapevine. They chose mostly grapevine & bare branches to roost on. Bare branches were the hit of the night! Numerous spectators/photographers.
Count by clicker, Visual/binoculars/photos.

https://youtu.be/42t08zHk7nc
More photos here-
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Point Pelee National Park, ON

Latitude: 41.9 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Darlene
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