Date: 12/14/2020

Number: 1

This Monarch was on the floor of my south deck, and I first thought it was dead. (We'd had very strong north winds the night before, and temps were in the 40s.) I picked it up, and found it was barely alive - kept falling over onto its side. I placed it in a large plastic container, and brought it inside where the temps were in the low 60s. After about an hour, I saw it was trying to stand upright, so I placed a few drops of hummingbird nectar nearby. A couple hours later, the nectar was gone and the Monarch appeared more active. Shortly after, it was attempting to fly. Outside the temps were now in the low 60s, so I carried the container outside and released it. It flew out and away, heading south. Yay! Unfortunately, I didn't hear about the Journey North project until today, so I didn't even think to take photos.

Port O Connor, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.4

Observed by: Denise
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