Date: 10/05/2020

Number: 1

Monarch butterfly moving through garden. Sunny, 57 degrees, wind SSW 9mph. Bulk of migration went through first and second week of September, at which time I would see 6-10 a time on tithonia and zinnia in the garden as they passed through. Last year, main migration was Sept. 22-25, with a last straggler seen on October 15th. We have had very cool temps in second half of September and early October so far.
Raised 98 monarchs this season, the last having been released on October 2nd. With so many predatory paper wasps here, my suburban garden is a death trap for them otherwise.

Sterling Heights, MI

Latitude: 42.6 Longitude: -83

Observed by: Maureen
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