Date: 03/28/1999

Number: 1

Dallas, TX (32.79N, -96.80W)
March 28, 1999
"The migration is definitely picking up since my first sighting on the 16th. On the sunny days the monarchs are out in numbers! (Weather has been cloudy and mild a good bit of the time since 3/16.) As a butterfly breeder I'm out in the field a good bit of the day and see anywhere from 20 to 30 monarchs a day.

"Females are eagerly searching for milkweed and virtually every sprig of Asclepias viridis that I find has at least one egg--and usually two or three. The A. viridis is still very short, only about an inch or inch and a half, but the Asclepias asperula is, as usual, coming up much faster, with some stalks already reaching 7 inches in length. Also as usual, the monarchs are bypassing the A. asperula for the shorter A. viridis. There are eggs on the A. asperula, to be sure, but not as many as compared to the A. viridis. Overall, I'm pleased with the numbers of adults -- considering what a dismal fall migration there was through

Dallas, TX

Latitude: 32.8 Longitude: -96.8

Observed by: Dale
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