| Comments | Counts of monarchs per minute averaged 5.7/min. (3/min,5/min,5/min,8/min,7/min,7/min,11/min,11/min,8/min,6/min,6/min,6/min,2/min,0/min,1/min, then rain began.) Counts taken at Spencer Smith Park, northwest corner of Lake Ontario. Monarchs often are concentrated here as they try to stay over the land flying southwest along the lake. Counts taken across line from zenith to lake shore 200 ft to south. 13:00-13:30 hr, 25 deg C, partly sunny, with thunderheads, developing overcast, light showers at 13:30. Wind, light North 5 mph. Monarchs soaring and flying between 6 to 50 ft above ground, heading west parallel to lake or 10 deg inland, some flying 45 deg from lake. |
