Date: 11/21/2020

Number: 60

Today is the latest I've seen so many monarchs here. We were standing on a dune crossover in Cape May Point and witnessed monarch butterflies flying by for a few hours. I would say it was 1 per minute for at least two hours. We even had a group of three or four circling together in the air, at different times. These butterflies were definitely in migration mode. I'm hoping most crossed the Bay today, as winds were negligble and very few were stopping to find nectar, which is scarce after our frost, unfortunately. I then decided to do a point count which came to 18 monarchs in fifteen minutes. I'm crossing my fingers that some of these late migrants make it to Mexico but I think this will depend on how much nectar they can find to fatten up.

Cape May Point, NJ

Latitude: 38.9 Longitude: -75

Observed by: Paige
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