Date: 03/08/2022

Number: 4

08 March 2022, Number of Monarchs: 04
Continuation of 2nd season of monitoring at this Monarch overwintering site - 19th report this 2021-2022 cold season at this location.

All Monarchs were observed at the field of Raphanus raphanistrum (wild radish in mustard family) that served as their overwintering site.

Observed one Monarch taking nectar exclusively on Verbena pulchella, Photo, 08 March 2022 here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/51927122187/in/album-72157719123502090/

Other photos, complete butterfly count, weather, etc. in NABA List: https://sightings.naba.org/sightings/20893

There have been 12 days with temperatures of 32F and below during the 2021-2022 cold period.
The coldest temperature was 23F. It looks like the cold days may be over.

Coastal plain of inland southwest Georgia.
Location:
GPS: 31.47029591072563, -84.37643394048602
Straight-line distance to Atlantic Coast: 178 miles.
Straight-line distance to Gulf Coast: 98 miles.

Roy Cohutta
Albany, Georgia
Text: 229-343-5365
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/3476
BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/user/view/43980

Albany, GA

Latitude: 31.5 Longitude: -84.4

Observed by: Roy
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