Date: 09/19/2020

Number: 200

This was on Damariscove Island, ME.
They come back every year on September 18th.

The roost formed on the 18th.
My husband [saw the roost and] claims there were hundreds of monarch on or around the tree.

The island does not have many trees, and is covered in low brush wildflowers, milkweed and such - everything is extremely dry there right now so nothing in bloom except for fall plants- goldenrod, etc.
The tree it was in was spruce. They come to that tree every year on Sept. 18th- which is incredible.

The wind was north west all last weekend and that side of the tree faces east so they were shielded from the wind.

Editor’s Note: We are estimating a minimum of 200 monarchs based on observer’s description of “hundreds” and are marking this record as a JN staff estimate

Damariscove Island, ME

Latitude: 43.8 Longitude: -69.6

Observed by: Nicole
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