Date: 09/26/2020

Number: 150

Sep 23rd through Sep 26 We had a increase each day until the 26th, the fed off of a prairie and roosted in the trees

They started roosting on the 22nd and continued until the evening of the 26th, we had a cold rain on Sunday the 27th and when I checked on them on the 28th in the afternoon they were all gone.

The evening of the 26th was the largest amount . We walked by the the trees and counted them , like ten to a branch and then came up with a rough total.

They roosted in Elm trees and Cedar trees and had wildflowers from a hay field they were getting nectar from. Each site also had soybeans planted close by.

Our homestead has two homes on each side of Indian Hills road and they were on both sides.
Our homestead has been here over 150 years and the monarchs have always roosted here. I had a friend who suggested I should report them.

It’s just this year that I planted a pollinator garden and have been trying to help bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. The hay field had red clover in it. It seemed they liked that the best.

I get home around 4:30 pm and they would be out in the field feeding and shortly after would start to roost, usually as soon as the temperature started to drop.

The trees they were roosting in are actually a windbreak on the side of the road. Each side has homes on the south side, they roosted on the northern facing trees.

Scranton, KS

Latitude: 38.8 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Lori
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