Date: 09/22/2000

Number: 1

Each day this week from 12:30 - 1:15p.m., my kindergarten students and I have
looked for monarchs. At 5:00 p.m (Friday, 9/22/00) my students and I were called to 2 yards on N. Sam Houston Street, in Odessa. We observed a constant arrival of butterflies for the entire 2 hours that we observed. We saw many more males than females. All together we estimated we saw 300 butterflies roosting in Chinese elm, pecan, and a 30' by 6' stretch of English ivy. A small pond, several large bird baths and a good supply of water from the sprinklers placed out to keep the grass and vegetation maintained provided moisture. Sat., Sept. 23rd our wind changed to a northern wind about 5:30 p.m. The monarchs were everywhere. They even spent the night in our pecan tree at 710 Gill. It was a beautiful sight. You could look straight up and just see hundreds. On Sunday, 24th. The northern wind took them out of Abilene.

Odessa, TX

Latitude: 31.8 Longitude: -102.3

Observed by: Barbara
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