Date: 07/29/2022

Number: 1

A lovely female, nectaring on Monarda (native Bee Balm), the first of either gender that I have seen so far this Spring or Summer. I have an amazing pollinator garden out front, so I hope to see more monarchs as the Summer progresses. Last year, I saw a few while the milkweed were blooming, but none this year. I wonder if the forest fires and resultant smoke we had earlier this year (May/June) to the south in NM might have disrupted their travels? A neighbor sighted one monarch a few weeks ago, but I missed it.

[Altered quantity field from 0 to 1 to reflect number in comment and photo by Journey North, 08/01/2022]

Louisville, CO

Latitude: 40 Longitude: -105.2

Observed by: John
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