Graph of the Monarch numbers from observations and notes from the Texas midcoast
October and November 2007, Lavaca Bay Causeway north peninsula near Point Comfort
by Harlen E. Aschen and Altus Aschen, Port Lavaca, Texas
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O 1
c 2
t 3 X
o 4 X
b 5 25
e 6
r 7
8 a few singletons
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10 hot, no fronts
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12 a great deal of SE wind
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14 checked am, noon, and pm almost every day ....
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21 prefrontal Sightings across Greater NO Causeway reported!!! MANY Monarchs on the way!
22 Norther, Strong 40-50mph N wind
23 Strong West wind calming after 1:30 ... the start of everything! Big fallout on peninsula 300+ dropped down!!!
24 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX big clusters !!! XXXX XXXXXXXXXX (400)
25 XXXXXXXXXX X 800+/hour X XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX (800+)>
26 XXXXXXXXXX 3,000+ an hour >> huge crossing end of causeway >> huge numbers on Matagorada Island >>
27 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX (250) NNE- NE
28 XXXX (40) NE
29 XXXXXXXXX (90) NNW - NE
30 XXXXXXXXXX (100) NW - NNE
31 XXXXXXXXXX (100) NW - E - SE by 2:30 many circling high
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N 1 XXXXXX (60) light NNW
o 2 XXXXXXXXXX XX (120) NW - NE - SE
v 3 XXXXXXXXXX XX (120)
e 4 XXXXXX (60)
m 5 prefrontal
b 6 XXXXXXXXXX XXX (130) NNW
e 7 XXXXX (50) E
r 8
9 SE most of the time, a few singletons
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14 prefrontal
15 XXXXXX (60) NNW @ 25-30
16 XXXXXX (60) N @ 5-10 SE in pm
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18 a few loners
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20 5 in seafog
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22 ( on 26th still netted 4 among those seen in the morning --- still moving to SW from NE !!! )
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