Date: 10/01/2019

Number: 260

5:45-7:40 Evening Monarchs at the Tip at Point Pelee National Park
24°c Partly Cloudy 66% Humidity Storm/Thunder to the West (Cold front due 10/02)
High Record Breaking 29°c
Low 18°c
Sunset 7:13 Sunrise 10/02 7:29
While watching with visitors 5 Monarchs in a cluster on a Mulberry Tree suddenly thousands of Dragonflies arrived from the south then monarchs mixed in Wowing visitors.
Within minutes the monarchs took shelter on the east side of their fav Hackberry tree resulting in 5 clusters (largest of about 85). It began to rain. 90% of the Monarchs arrived 10-20 minutes before sunset.
Observed from the west 2 individually quickly flitting east over Lake Erie arrive to Tip tree line.
A few were observed at Tip shuttle stop.

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Point Pelee National Park, ON

Latitude: 41.9 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Darlene
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