Date: 09/28/2019

Number: 1000

We have hundreds of monarchs roost in our trees. They have been here since Saturday. An amazing sight. The photo is just as one of many roosts I n our trees.

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

The date they seemed to arrive was Saturday afternoon around 2:00 pmon Sep 28 and stayed until Wednesday. October 3 , leaving in mid mornings flying very high a constant stream.

The butterflies occupied at least 20 trees throughout our farm. Each tree had about 10 clumps. Each clump had about 25 butterflies.

I am a certified monarch habitat watch station with Ks. We have lots of milkweed in our organic pasture and lots of nectar plants in my garden perineals, plus lots of zinnias.

It was very windy and hot during the day around 85 to 90.

Nights were around 75 and windy blowing from south. The butterflies were shielded from the wind.

They left right before the cold front on Thursday.

They were absolutely beautiful.

Moundridge, KS

Latitude: 38.2 Longitude: -97.6

Observed by: ann
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