(A-56) MONARCHS LAYING EGGS GALORE IN NW OHIO!

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Monarch Waystation #613 in Fremont, Ohio has attracted three other people to become "Monarch Landlords", as they say with Purple Martin enthusiasts. Sue Strohl, told me just yesterday that she has dozens of Milkweed Plants in her front yard and alongside her garage. She saw a Monarch depositing eggs on them and retrieved 10 eggs off her plants. An hour later, she saw the same or another female Monarch on her MW's and collected an additional 9 more. That's 19 eggs in an hour's time.

After seveal weeks of zero eggs found on my Common and Swamp MW's, I found 10 eggs this morning. It all seems to hit at once, I've noticed. Sue Strohl has never seen Monarchs laying eggs in the early morning or evenings. Same here, when I witness Monarchs laying eggs on my MW's, it's mostly around Noon to 3pm, when it's the hottest temp.

 

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(A-55) CEDAR WAXWING MALES FEED FEMALES

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At our farm, actually the Hemlock Hill Field Research Station outside Cambridge Springs, Pa., I witnessed Cedar Waxwings flocking to a large Service Berry bush (tree?). They were gorging themselves, as if it were an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet! My brother, Gene Morton, commented on the males feeding their mates. I thought they were feeding their fledglings, but no, on the receiving end were adult females.

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Apparently, the male Cedar Waxwing does this to attract females, so they eventually pick the males that are the best feeders when they (the females) are on the nest. So, all you young single men out there, a lesson: end the date with you feeding your lady friend in a plush restaurant with plenty of food on the plate, or take them home and cook a gourmet meal for them. I recommend you allow them to sit there and you can spoon feed them. Uh...but...not at a plush restaurant...maybe McDonalds...at the back booth.