Date: 10/01/1997

Number: 1

Monarchs arriving in mid August in northeast Mississippi
seems a bit unusual.The following is a brief summary
of monarch sightings from August 15, 1997 to September 19, 1997.
8/15/97 First sighting since May. Female nectaring
on wildflowers 6:15 pm.

8/16/97 Two monarchs seen around noon. Erratic flight
patterns.

8/22/97 Monarch seen on butterfly bush around 10:00 am.
Low temp 58 degrees.

8/23/97 Three monarchs observed. Erratic flight.
Low temp 59 degrees.

8/24/97 Monarch observed nectaring on wildflowers.
Low temp 57 degrees.

8/25/97 Monarch observed. Erratic flight.

8/26/97 Monarch observed. Erratic flight.

8/30/97 Two monarchs seen on butterfly bush.

9/19/97 Two monarchs observed flying southwest.

Hope the above information will be useful.

Jeffrey Wilson
E-mail alwilson@ebicom.net
Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo, MS

Latitude: 34.3 Longitude: -88.7

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