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| Event | Monarch Migration Sighting |
| Date of Sighting | 09/05/04 |
| Comments | I was in Pipestone, Minnesota, on September 5th visiting Pipestone National Monument. I was very impressed with the site but the REAL treat was the population of Monarchs at the creek there. I personally have never seen so many Monarchs in one place. I tried to count them but there were too many and they moved too much. At one point I could count eight at rest on one tree with two or three or four on every tree near me. Of course, one would leave one tree and another one or two might settle on it. As I stood there I could see through the trees around the creek and watch more butterflies flitting over the creek and around the bushes. There were butterflies along the entire 3/4 mile walk. It was a humid day, wind out of the south (unusual for them) and in the high 70s. The Rangers said the Monarchs come through every year but had not seen them that day so could not compare the count with other years. They also mentioned that at nearby Blue Mound State Park there was a large population every year on trees on the Burr Oak Trail. One Ranger reported hearing a sound like raindrops under the trees due to the wings of the Monarchs that covered these trees. The Ranger there reported that the Monarchs love the trees on the south face of the trail because it's out of the wind. A brisk wind out of the south was blowing that day. Contributed to Monarch Watch Migration Highlight |
| Location | Pipestone |
| State/Province | MN |
| Latitude | 44.07 |
| Longitude | -96.33 |
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