Date: 09/29/2019

Number: 16

At 11 am this morning I counted 16 monarchs in the large tithonia patch. I would guess many of these spent the night in the surrounding woods and are still here today. I have no doubt I am seeing the peak migration for my habitat. The past few years our counts go down as the larger migrant populations have much easier passage south by traveling through Pound Gap, VA north of us and east of us at Sam's Gap, NC. I'll note here I have opted not to tag monarchs this year. I know it is important but I find that the monarch will immediately leave the area if it is tagged. This year, the is more peace in my gardens.

Johnson City, TN

Latitude: 36.4 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: melanie
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