Date: 09/13/2020

Number: 133

As we walked on the Nojoshing trail we saw numerous adults nectaring primarily on Goldenrod. As evening fell many flew high into the trees to roost. We watched until around 6:30.

To get the number of 133 I counted the butterflies that were lined up on the branches and then counted the others as they arrived. There were most certainly more than that. I estimate that there were more than 200.

The night time temperature was 55 degrees.
There was very little wind if any.

I have poor resolution on my phone particularly with low light. I was hoping to be able to get a photo of them lined up on the branches. I tried to snap pictures when they fluttered at the arrival of others but this is all I could get.

We tried to find them this evening (9/14) with a better camera but were unsuccessful.

Saint Francis, WI

Latitude: 43 Longitude: -87.9

Observed by: Mary
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