Date: 09/18/2019

Number: 47

A roost for one. This monarch spent the night in my northern white cedar tree after a glorious day of migration yesterday, Sept. 18. At early light yesterday and with the temp at 56 degrees F, I began to see monarchs in the space above my backyard streaming from northeast to southwest. One after another at about a monarch a minute, they appeared crossing the space heading southwest. Mostly in single flight, three appeared clustered loosely twice and a pair flew past while fluttering against each other. I lay on a bench to look up and count for 30 minutes. Twenty-seven passed by. I came and went from the house throughout the morning. Each time I immediately saw monarchs in flight. Forty-seven crossed in my loose survey by noon. At dusk, two were settling in trees and two were still in flight. At dawn today, this monarch remained in place from last night. At 8:20, while eating breakfast looking out, another fluttered from the same tree and took off. It was a marvelous day.

Goshen, IN

Latitude: 41.6 Longitude: -85.8

Observed by: Julia
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