Date: 02/23/2001

Number: 1

Sighted two faded adult monarchs in town on Wednesday. There have been many eggs this week on the new growth on the A. curassavica (checking now for monarch or queen). Overwintering groups of adult monarchs (twenty to over one hundred) observed since Christmas in Matagorda, Calhoun, and Aransas Counties near the bays. Asclepias viridis, A. asperula, and A. tuberosa just breaking thru the surface. Backyard A. curassavica never lost all their leaves and after cutting back already have flower buds. Monarch and a few queen larvae all winter. Should be past last frost. Corn planting started on Wednesday.

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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