Date: 09/07/2020

Number: 100

In trees at edges of Large open acreage containing milkweed, golden rod etc. Also in a single large tree in middle of open tree. Nature preserve

We ‘counted’ the number visible in one area closest to us and then multiplied that number by the number of areas where we could see other groupings of monarchs. In fact, I believe there were closer to 200 – but i’m really not certain and I did not want to overstate.

The overnight temperature was in the low teens. High winds began late afternoon sep 6 with high winds and rain throughout the night. It was about 18C, overcast, some wind when we first saw the monarchs around 11am. we saw the monarchs twice – once on our trip out and then again on our way back, approximately three hours later.

In general the winds in our area tend to come from the west. They were protected from the wind in the two roosting areas.

We couldn’t believe our good fortune.

Clearview, ON

Latitude: 44.4 Longitude: -80.2

Observed by: F
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