Sighting for January 14, 2021

Roy Cohutta

Chickasawhatchee WMA, 7 Bridges Road
Dougherty County, GA

56-59F, Full sun, Wind SW @9 gusting to 14MPH
There was a chill in the air.
2:22 - 3:24 PM = 1 hour:02 minutes
Planted mustard in large field next to wooded swamp.
Two (2) species; perhaps 20+ individuals
I looked hard for other species, but there were none.

The lone male Monarch was wary and I barely got photos from a distance. He looked in good shape though.

Queen were common (20+), but numbers were down from previous recent visits to this location.

  • Monarch 1
  • Queen common

Monarch

Monarch

Queen

Queen