Date: 10/06/2020

Number: 1

Monarch Waystation #271 reports finding a newly emerged male monarch, with stiff but soft wings, in the small front bed area near our parked car at 4:30 pm. When gently lifted up, it dripped clear fluid onto my hand, perhaps meconium. Decided to bring it indoors overnight to release the next day. This male was held separately from other reared monarchs indoors being staged for Monarch Watch tagging. Due to lack of enough MW tags, this male was released from the south patio without a tag at 12:08 pm 10/07, in sunny, mostly clear skies and light breezes. It flew to a group of trees behind the building to our south and disappeared from sight.

Newport News, VA

Latitude: 37.1 Longitude: -76.5

Observed by: Judy
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