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Monarch in Prairie City, Iowa during its long trip to Mexico. Taking nectar at a clover flower.	The location of Prairie City, Iowa: 41.55 North, -93.25 West

In late afternoon, the largest daily observational count of the season turned up 525 monarchs in an hour and one-half at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Once again two fields of clover were providing the key source of nectar for the migrating monarchs.

More activity was apparent across central Iowa during the day. In the midday hours, 17 monarchs were observed in our butterflly garden in Altoona, and single monarchs could be seen floating across the roadways on the way south.