Date: 09/04/2020

Number: 35

Surprised to see there are still some monarchs roosting by our creek. This is the 4 or 5th night now. I saw 5 flying around and decided to cross the creek to the south side and counted an additional 30 already roosting for the night. They are fun to watch as they seem to vie for position as they settle in. Not sure what constitutes the ideal roosting spot but whatever it is, they like to compete for it. Most of them seem to roost close together but some are off by themselves a few feet from the others. Weather conditions in the photo. Most of our goldenrod is not at its peak yet but on the south side of the creek close to the road there�s a patch around 4 foot by 10 that is in full bloom. We usually see more monarchs passing though around the 10th to the 12th and that is also when most of our goldenrod will likely be fully in bloom.

Lincoln, ON

Latitude: 43.2 Longitude: -79.5

Observed by: Helen
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