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Report from Brenda Dziedzic, 05 September 2008,
From JOURNEY SOUTH:
Monarchs Moving Out! Large Roosts Reported in North
Monarchs rested last week in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa
during their long migration to Mexico. With over a thousand miles left
to fly they formed large roosts and waited for winds that would carry
them southward. A research team in Michigan watched a roost break up on
the morning of August 25th:

"There were around 400 monarchs on three different trees. Temperatures
were around 50 degrees that night, so the monarchs were slow to leave
the next morning. But, with perfect wind conditions, they started
heading south before noon. We could stand at the end of the peninsula
and watch the monarchs flying south over Lake Michigan."

Report from Brenda Thomas, 01 September 2008,
[Note from OAP: I received these fine photos form Brenda Thomas and I am awaiting captions with dates, locations, etc., but include them now to keep current. As soon as she responds, I will update this report.]

[Update by OAP: All photos were taken on Harsen's Island. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miharsen/history.htm
Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., located in the St. Clair River is named for Jacob Harsen who bought the island from Chippewa Indians in 1797.]

Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 04 August 2008.
CAN ANYONE ID THIS LARVA?
[Reply to the question from Brenda Dziedzic, 06 September 2008 :

"The first picture of the larva next to the dime on the Sept tab is a Monarch."]
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 27 Aug 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 30 Aug 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 26 June 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Common Sooty Wing (Pholisora catullus), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 22 July 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 21 August 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 25 August 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 25 August 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus). Harsen's Island, Clay Twp., St. Clair Co., 04 September 2008.
photograph by Brenda Thomas copyright © 2008

Report from Brenda Dziedzic, 01 September 2008,

One of our members has a wonderful website. It is www.lepalert.org. There you can see information and pictures of butterflies, skippers, and moths. You can also send in, to the website, information you may have.

Sept 13, 12 - 5 p.m, Butterfly Day at the Heritage Park Petting Farm 734 374-5946, 12803 Pardee Rd, Taylor MI, near the corner of Northline Rd. There butterfly face painting, butterfly crafts, a butterfly video, and butterfly stories. Light refreshments will be served and there will be some small butterfly resale items. There will also be a rock artist who paints beautiful butterfly rocks for the garden and she will be selling some of her rock art. Information will also be provided on setting up a waystation in your backyard.

Brenda Dziedzic, President

Southeast Michigan Butterfly Association

1263 Springer St.

Westland, MI 48186-3721

734 326-0578

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