Date: 09/22/2019

Number: 200

I went out around 6pm to enjoy the drizzle. They were swarming my silver maple tree as it was raining hiding under the canopy.

I did not check to see if they were still there in the morning, unfortunately.
As for a nectar source, there is a ~3acre plot of land about 0.5-0.75 miles away from my home that is natural/untouched. You can tell they removed the trees at one point, however, wildlife has taken back over. There is plenty of golden rod, prairie thistle, and Bergemont that I have observed there in the past, so much of it looks native species to Illinois. I am also ~2 miles away from a forest preserve and nature preserve as well (Buffalo Trace nature preserve and Lake of the Woods forest preserve), both of which are actively being restored to natural prairie.

Overnight temperatures were around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. I looked back at the forecast and it was an unusually quiet day wind wise for us.
That being said, I do have a few tall evergreen trees that line my property, so I am shielded to an extent.
I do not have a photo. They were too far away for me to even attempt to grab a photo with my phone. My three silver maples are mature trees, somewhere between 50 and 80 feet in height and they were sticking to the higher part of the tree.

Mahomet, IL

Latitude: 40.2 Longitude: -88.4

Observed by: Alexis
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