Migration Rate Math: Who saw the strongest migration this week?

Migration Rate Math
Who saw the strongest migration this week?
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Week Ending October 12, 2007
Here are a few of this week's observations. Read the comments and calculate the migration rate for each. Record this fall's most impressive observations on your Record Sheet and add your favorites to your own Migration Highlights Map.

10/10/07 Sallisaw, OK >>
Just driving on the main road for two hours we counted 272 monarchs flying.

10/10/07 Lamar, AR >>
Today I observed 35 Monarchs in approximately 15 minutes. All were flying.

10/10/07 Carrolton, TX >>
I am so HAPPY! Every year around this time I see numerous Monarchs. Today outside my office window they are floating by so gracefully. I have counted over 100 in a 4 hour period!

10/9/07 Tuscola, TX >>
We saw an average of 75 -100 per hour crossing a 1 acre area.

10/08/07 Broken Arrow OK 35.98 -95.80>>
The monarchs are being carried by a strong north wind. It is cloudy, humid, and cool here. From my driveway, I counted over 40 in the span of a minute. They are being carried forwards, backwards, and sideways, some just barely visible without binoculars. Above them the clouds are moving north, so they are staying in the south moving winds below.

10/08/07 Norman OK 35.24 -97.46
Several hundred monarchs migrating south-southwest in the evening sky. Some taking up roost behind our house in the trees. Cold front moved through this morning ushering in nice cool fall air. Wonderful sight!

10/08/07 Candler NC (35.51 N, -82.71 W)
Traveled up to Blue Ridge Parkway to view the Monarch Butterflies as they fly across the parkway and travel on through to South Carolina. We went up about 2:30p and counted about 30 butterflies in 25 minutes, that number was a little low as compared to this same time last year. But the butterflies we saw, appeared to be in good shape, we didn't noticed any tattered wings, they all looked healthy.

10/06/07 Pittsburgh, PA (40.47 N, -79.95 W)
On Saturday during our homecoming football game 18 third graders watched for monarchs. The temperature was unseasonably warm at about 85F. There were eleven (11) monarchs observed during the 2 hour football game.

10/05/07 Milltown, NJ (40.44 N, -74.44 W)
I was just outside at my office, staring up. It was 1:35 & temp is 84 degrees. Within 15 minutes 21 monarchs went by all in a south southwest direction. All were at least 10-40 feet off the ground.