Date: 09/09/2019

Number: 150

Eric had 150 monarchs roost in his pine tree last night (9-9-19). I couldn't make it over to see them last night, but I rushed over this morning around 9:30am. The monarchs had already left the roosts, but several were still nectaring in his prairie. Other butterflies were also enjoying the bountiful nectar, and I took lots of photos! Here are some of the better pictures. False boneset was clearly the favorite nectar source, followed by the sunflowers and sneezeweed. I especially enjoyed the viceroys, who were not shy and allowed me to get quite close to them. There were monarchs, viceroys, painted ladies, red admirals and skippers feeding from his prairie.

Eric's yard is proof that if you plant it, they will come!

Swanton, OH

Latitude: 41.7 Longitude: -83.8

Observed by: candy
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