Date: 08/28/2022

Number: 1

Trying to Fly West

I work at the University Park Airport in State College, PA.  Occasionaly, especially during the Monarch fall migration, we will see a Monarch Butterfly heading across our airport ramp (e.g., 9/12/2021).

Today, at about 12:55 PM, while loading baggage in the cargo bin for an outbound flight, I briefly noticed a Monarch Butterfly trying to cross our ramp.  While it appeared to be trying to head west, it was more or less tacking to the northwest against a southwesterly headwind of 9 mph.  It was flying between 5 and 20 feet above the ground.

At the time our skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was 81°F, the dew point was 64°F, with 54% humidity, the air pressure was 28.78 inches and beginning to drop.

                    -  Tim

State College, PA

Latitude: 40.9 Longitude: -77.9

Observed by: R. Timothy
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