Date: 04/15/2022

Number: 4

Monarch Waystation #271 is EGG-sighted to report the first monarch butterfly eggs seen being laid on purple milkweed shoots in the front bed starting about 3:50 pm as I began taking photos of spring blooms. The monarch was a strong flyer and enthusiastic egg layer. Temps were in the high 60s, sunny, breezy. The purple milkweed in the photo had at least 4 eggs attached and the female was scattering more among several shoots in the bed. Welcome back monarch, thanks for sowing early Easter eggs, on Good Friday!

Newport News, VA

Latitude: 37.1 Longitude: -76.5

Observed by: Judy
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