I've just arrived home (1830hrs) to find approximately 36 Monarchs flying 
at our flower garden and across our 5 acres. Monarch numbers have been 
building here all week; so there may be more to come. It's been a good 
summer for Monarchs so far. But I've never seen anything like this. They're 
laying like crazy. This seems to support the most report from Monarch Watch:

>Given the large number of monarchs that arrived in the northern breeding 
>grounds, and the subsequent numerous reports of large numbers of eggs and 
>larvae, the prospects for a large fall migration in the Midwest seem to be 
>excellent....

-Bryan

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