Date: 12/27/2020

Number: 1

I observed this monarch flying low in a sunny opening at the north end of Huckleberry Road within Box R Wildlife Management Area in Franklin county, FL, where the road dead-ends at the Jackson River. I did not get a good enough look to sex this individual as this was an incidental observation while I was conducting a solo Christmas Bird Count and was focused on identifying individuals in a small mixed flock of passerines when I spotted the monarch.

The area where I made this observation is in relatively natural bottomland forest habitat other than the unpaved road, and is located on the natural levee at the edge of the river. There is nothing planted here to attract monarchs, nor do I recall observing any sort of plant in bloom in this area.

Apalachicola, FL

Latitude: 29.8 Longitude: -85.1

Observed by: Beth
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