A few more seasonal firsts

[Anne Kilmer]

Actually, my kid brother reports seeing a monarch in Ottawa (Canada) a week ago.

He says there's plenty of milkweed in his yard and his neighbor's.
Anne Kilmer
South Florida

Mark Walker wrote:

> I spent the long weekend up in Maine, where the weather was blustery and
> overcast most of the time.  I did get out a bit on Monday in the Bangor
> area, where I was pleased to find a lone migrant Danaus plexippus.  Pretty
> far North for this time of the year, I'd guess.  I've yet to see one in
> Vermont this season

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> Mark Walker
> Castleton, VT