Date: 10/21/2022

Number: 4

After dropping my son at Leamington District Secondary School, I headed to the Clover field to the east of the school and the Leamington Greenway Trail. The first one I located was on a Pine tree with her wings closed and this is the photo attached. After finding her, I went back to have a closer look at the other trees where they have roosted in the past. I was able to locate three others for a total of three males and one female. They were easier to spot now because they had their wings open to absorb the sun’s rays. All were located on the east side of the trees out of the wind. The wind was strong from the Southwest and the temperature was 8°C according to the thermometer in my car. They were opening their wings to warm themselves. One got blown from the tree and struggled to return to his roost. Last week on October 14 prior to a stretch of cold, cloudy, wet and windy weather I observed four Monarchs nectaring in the Clover field immediately to the east of the Greenway. I wonder whether these are the same individuals who may have been unable to leave due to unfavourable weather conditions? This is the second year in a row that I have noticed this behaviour. They nectar in the Clover and then roost overnight in the Leamington Greenway trees immediately to the west of the Clover.
N.B. Returned to this location when I picked my son up from school and found four Monarchs nectaring on the Clover. The winds were strong from the Southwest all day, so presumably, they were unable to leave. Using my binoculars, I was able to observe that one of the males appeared to be the same because he had similar white markings on his wings.
Observations done using the naked eye and my binoculars.

Municipality Of Leamington, ON

Latitude: 42 Longitude: -82.6

Observed by: Laura
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