Date: 09/14/2020

Number: 4750

4,500 (Tip) & 250 (Front Gate) Monarchs before 7:40pm sunset at Point Pelee National Park.
19�c mostly cloudy with NW wind at 20-24kmh. Smokey western sky due to smoke from fires on the west coast.
Monarchs established numerous clusters in the large Hackberry tree near the dangerous current sign on west path. Clusters on SE & SW sides of tree. Some clusters had 300 monarchs each! A minimum of 12 tips covered plus across whole top of tree. 2 tags seen...one determined the other not able to get a clear photo. Seen from the beach looking east & from interior on east side of the tree looking west.
Appeared in good condition.
With light NW wind at 7:10 sunrise 9/15 & 16�c they were already dispersing at 7:13am & most gone by 8 am. About 50 left at 8:30am. Glorious to see them flying high out over Lake Erie.

https://youtu.be/vwHc_Dpic5o
Photo:
https://www.facebook.com/PeleeParadiseSanctuaryMonarchWaystation10275/

Point Pelee National Park, ON

Latitude: 41.9 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Darlene
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