Millions of Monarchs
Date: October 6
Time: 2:37 PM
Location: Irion Co, TX
Site: Road side (Hwy 67) elm tree between Barhart and Mertzon
Weather: Skies clear, wind N 18 mph
Temperature: 78 F
Other: A weak, dry northern front was passing across the area at the time of the encounter
Notes: Several thousand of the millions of Monarch butterflies on their annual autumn migration south into Mexico were using a large, lone elm tree to take a break. They had been flying for many miles using the strong tail winds of a cold front that was pushing through Texas.
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