Date: 05/14/2022

Number: 24

Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA

This general location has been the subject of approximately previous 34 Journey North reports over the past two (2) winter seasons (see link below).
A specific area within this large WMA appears to be a significant inland wild Monarch and Queen overwintering site.

On this date, 14 May 2022, I slowly went straight down the gravel road for 6.6 miles. In 2 hours, 15 minutes I cleanly counted at least 24 Monarchs.
They looked fresh. This is likely a small percentage of the actual number of Monarchs in this large WMA.

Photographed both wild Asclepias perennis and A. tuberosa in bloom. I included a photo of a Monarch on A. perennis in the swamp.

Here is a link to my complete NABA butterfly report with photos, weather, etc.:

https://sightings.naba.org/sightings/21263

Links to additional Monarch, Asclepias perennis and A. tuberosa photos from today, 14 May 2022:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/52075311970/in/album-72157719123502090/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/52074832256/in/album-72157719123502090/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/52074830528/in/album-72157719123502090/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/52074831956/in/album-72157719123502090/

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

Link to all Journey North Records:

https://journeynorth.org/pde/records/mylist.html?species=All&myemail=roybrownphotography%40gmail.com&submit=View+Records

Rolling Acres, GA

Latitude: 31.5 Longitude: -84.4

Observed by: Roy
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