Karen Hehl sent me this for posting:
This afternoon my husband and I were out in the garden around 5:30. He noticed several Monarchs in the air. They flew past. We kept watching, then there were a couple more. Over the next couple hours there was a steady stream of them flying over our farm, heading south. I saw more Monarchs in three hours than I have seen in the past three years. Some stopped in for a snack on the Zinnias. As the sun was going down, we noticed several flying around under the trees. I am hoping some of them will spend the night in the trees. I will be looking for them tomorrow.
This morning Toledo channel 13 said we are seeing lots of monarchs because of the NE wind we are receiving. It is helping them with their flight to the south.
Yes its time. they congregate and hover waiting for the winds. a lot of chatter on social media reporting large clusters-fields of Buckwheat attracting them. Sightings of the black clouds in Dunbar/Albain Rd. area, the college, M50 & Custer and Temperance/ Whiteford Rd. area- also a lot of misinformation being posted; the Monarch which is actually a Viceroy–watch for the band across their hind wing. Gotta love nature—www.news5cleveland.com gk