Date: 10/01/2020

Number: 350

Monarchs were everywhere today, this is a roost at my friend's ranch.

I believe the roost formed 10/1/20. Picture taken the night of 10/1/20.

To estimate the number of monarchs, I counted the major clumps as 50 and counted those.

They were roosting primarily on pecan trees, but there were also some on Texas ash, chinquapin oaks, honey mesquites and red oaks.

The ranch has been restored to native habitat. There are at least 7 species of native milkweeds on the ranch and the pavilion area has many nectar plants. Native sunflowers, Greggs bluemistflower, salvias, lantana, flame acanthus, Frog fruit, liatris, crepe myrtle and more. There are many trees in the grassy area and surrounding it.

The owner has been adding nectar plants to the area for several years ( it is a grassy area by the pavilion where he feeds hunters morning and evening meals.) The monarchs have been roosting there for as long as he can remember, even before he added cultivated nectar plantings.

Abilene, TX

Latitude: 32.6 Longitude: -99.6

Observed by: Jean
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