Graph of the Monarch numbers from observations and notes on the Texas midcoast
October and November 2008, Lavaca Bay Causeway, north peninsula, near Point Comfort, TX
Harlen E. and Altus Aschen, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas 2 0 0 8
2 0 0 8 COUNT - Best One Hour for the Day (avg. - sometimes counted 30 mins x 2)
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O 1 <10 netted, tagged, released (NTR) three this week in backyard
c 2 <10 seeing queens, Gulf Frits coming across bay
t 3 <10 HOT, dry, drought, Monarchs coming from Galveston direction, little to nector on after IKE
4 <10 lots of E and SE wind before front HOT
S 5 <10 great deal of golden rod between here and Victoria saw a monarch "drop"
6 <10 fronts tomorrow and next weekend ... queens and Gulf Frits crossing Bay
7 <10 FRONT came thru 9am with squall line .06 in rain saw 2 M crossing bay around 12:30
8 XX monarchs, queens, buckeyes and others on falsewillow
9 X a few crossing Lavaca Bay
10 CENTRAL TEXAS MONARCHS -- CTM -- showing from Austin to Utopia
11 long siege CTM continue
S 12 of SE wind CTM continue Manchaca monarchs make Austin TV
13 begins CTM continue
14 CTM continue
15 monarchs were showing up in Central Texas and then GONE????
16 front was making a push to the coast .... where are the monarchs???
17 NORTH wind, cloudy, damp, 70 dF
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S 19 few across Lavaca Bay CAROL -- flow starting before noon at EAGLE PASS
20 EAGLE PASS flow continues
21 EAGLE PASS flow continues
22 XX flying low thru town prefrontal Front passage at 10:00 pm!!!
23 XXXXXX (60/hr @ 3:25) NNW @ 24-30 early calming to 10 after 1:00 71 dF
24 XXXXXXXXXX X (108/hr @ 10:30 am 72/hr @ 12:30) light N turning E @ 10 39 dF r low
25 XXX fewer than thirty/day drove to Indianola and beach SE @ 10-12 lo 80's
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