Date: 04/16/1997

Number: 1

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

On Wed. 16 April at 1 PM I spotted a second monarch flying through the campus at the University of Kansas. The individual was worn but the wings were not tattered. The butterfly was moving rapidly at a height of 4-5 meters to the N,NE. The previous monarch was seen on the 7th. The weather has been unseasonably cold and the opportunity for flight and/or egg laying was limited to only a few hours over this interval. The tallest milkweed in the garden is still only one inch above ground. Afternoon temperatures have been high enough over the last three days to bring more monarchs into the area.

The occurance of the first monarchs of the season in this region of Kansas varies greatly from year to year. In last year's Season Summary I wrote "In Kansas, the first Monarchs are usually reported 6-10 April in the south central portion of the state. This year there were no reports for April and

Lawrence, KS

Latitude: 39 Longitude: -95.2

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