Eastern Sierra Nevada Monarch Breeding Habitats

[Paul Cherubini]

On July 20-22 I visited several monarch breeding habitats
on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in
California.

Here is a relief map showing the habitats visited:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/california.jpg

Here are photos of the habitats:

Hot Springs Road habitat west of Markleeville, Calif.
where 4 male and 1 female monarchs were seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/markc.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/markb.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/marka.jpg

Highway 89 habitat south of Markleeville, Calif. where
5 male and 2 female monarchs were seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/markd.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/marke.jpg

Coleville, Calif. habitats where 3 male and 1 female
monarchs were seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/colevillea.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/colevilleb.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/colevillec.jpg

A habitat slightly north of Conway Summit where 1
male monarch was seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/conwaya.jpg

A habitat slightly north of Lee Vining, Calif. above the
west shore of Mono Lake where 3 male and 1
female monarchs were seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/monoc.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/monob.jpg

Habitats in Bishop, Calif. photographed on an
earlier trip on June 23 where three male monarchs
were seen (even more were present on the July 20-22
trip).

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/bishopc.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/bishopd.jpg

A habitat in Big Pine, Calif where 2 male monarchs were seen
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/bigpinea.jpg

A habitat near Independence, Calif. photographed on an
earlier trip on June 23 where 2 male monarchs were seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/bishope.jpg

A habitat along Inyo Street in Lone Pine, Calif. where
4 female and 1 male monarchs were seen
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/lonepinea.jpg

Habitats in Olancha, Calif where 4 male and 1 female
monarchs were seen:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/olanchaa.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k75/4af/olanchab.jpg

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

 
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