Date: 09/26/2020

Number: 1

At 11 AM, my captive-reared female male monarch was ready for her transport to the huge golden rod and aster field across our road.

It was 70 degrees, breezy with plenty of sun and a few friendly white clouds.

I had hoped to get a photo of my captive-reared being liberated, but she was just so warmed up and ready that I had no time to take a photograph. She wanted out of the small transport aquarium and even tried crawling up the class sides. I placed her on my finger and lifted her out, hoping she would stay for a minute, so I could get that photo. She had other ideas when she saw the field packed with such fresh nectar flowers. She landed on a golden rod too far for me to photograph.

Just before her release, I saw another monarch nearby fueling up on aster nectar. I will report this sighting to JN.

The weather is predicted to be the same on 9-27 and 9-28. She has plenty of time to pack on the fat before she starts to head in a southerly direction.

Releasing my female captive-reared monarch was a great start to my day.

Town of Arcade, NY

Latitude: 42.6 Longitude: -78.4

Observed by: Donna
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