Date: 09/11/2019

Number: 325

Rainy evening with Thunderstorms/lightening at the Tip at Point Pelee National Park 5:50-7:35.
25°c Overcast/Rain with light WSW wind at 11 km. Daytime high of 27°c with a feels like of 29°. 67% humidity. Overnight forecast low of 19°c with cold front arriving 9/12.
Sunset 7:48. Sunrise 9/12- 7:08 with rain in the morning.
Arrived a bit earlier than normal in hopes of missing the rain. It sprinkled then poured by 7:05pm. Lots of loud thunder. Left when lightening began.
Monarchs (300) on mostly grapevine were hunkered down in an interior low protected area near their fav Hackberry Tree east of the Dangerous Current sign. Numerous individuals roosted alone on bare branches & Hackberry with 2 seen at Tip Shuttle stop.
Just a few visitors; Lovely seniors were enchanted when I guided them into the interior trees to view the roost.
With the north wind today many monarchs would have arrived & crossed out over Lake Erie to journey south to Mexico.
The Park has loads of Goldenrod at various stages of bloom, Woodland Sunflowers, & Asters are beginning to bloom.
Count by clicker, binoculars & photos

https://youtu.be/LCYjCW6ANkg
More photos here-
https://www.facebook.com/PeleeParadiseSanctuaryMonarchWaystation10275/

Point Pelee National Park, ON

Latitude: 41.9 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Darlene
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