Date: 04/15/2001

Number: 1

I was on a phone call and noticed something flying by very frequently. I walked outside and they were Monarch butterflies; LOTS of them. They were coming from the South and flying North. They were smaller than the Monarch butterflies I was used to seeing in Minnesota (where I formerly lived; this is my first season in the desert); so I was wondering if they just weren't adult. Anyway, I also noticed more birds around than normal and it looked like the birds may have been trying to cath the butterflies. A half hour has passed this Easter morning and they're still coming!!

LaQuinta, CA

Latitude: 33.4 Longitude: -116.2

Observed by: Teresa
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