Date: 09/18/2019

Number: 60

We had several dozen arrive in the evening, visit our zinnia beds, and take to the trees for the evening. It's been awhile since we've seen so many for an overnight stay. They seem to be very young, vital Monarchs.

Editor's note: contacted observer for more details on this sighting

The date the roost first formed was Sept 18th

Estimations were from counting the adults hanging in the trees (there were several small groups similar to the photo), and we hit about 60.

Eevening temps here have been between 64 and 68 F this week so roughly 65F.

I don't know wind direction - we generally get breezes from the south/southwest. The trees were shielded at the back of our farm by other trees and the house.

I saw a small number (4 or 5?) enjoying our huge bed of orange and red zinnias and then head into the trees this evening and several flying around the farm but no roosts like the other evening.

They're really quite spectacular...

Attica, IN

Latitude: 40.2 Longitude: -87.2

Observed by: Jackson
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