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EventMonarch PEAK Migration
Date of Sighting08/27/02
CommentsLast year I had 2,950 butterflies roost in my yard up to 8/27/01 and had tagged 550. This year I have had a total of 88 Monarchs roost in my yard and have tagged 58 of those. The most on any one night this year is 58 versus 900 last year.

I tagged my first Monarchs on August 23rd. I had 20 butterflies roost in my yard and tagged 11. To this date last year I had about 2200 roost in my yard and had tagged 400.

The numbers sure seem way down this year. I keep hoping that the migration is late and there will be a "surge" of butterflies coming. Probably wishful thinking.

LocationCampbell
State/ProvinceMN
Latitude46.09
Longitude-96.40
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Observer's First NamePaul
Observer's Last NameViger
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CityCampbell
State/ProvinceMN
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