Yippie, lots and lots of monarchs.......
two of our neighbors have planted some plants that attract monarchs and both have at least 10 monarch on each plant. So happy......haven’t seen these many monarchs in one place for a long time. 
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through and temporarily roosting to fatten up a bit before continuing on to Brazil.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/907918163/look-up-purple-martins-delight-downtown-nashville
"Rare purple martins are dazzling birders and bystanders near Nashville's tourist district each night for the next week or two. Biologists estimate 150,000 have chosen to temporarily roost on the plaza outside the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. And the symphony very nearly ran them off as a nuisance until they realized they were playing host to protected migratory songbirds.
Looking overhead as the martins descend into the trees at sunset is mesmerizing.
"Oh my gosh, this is amazing. We're just enveloped right now," avid birder Ed Schneider says as the birds swoop around him and pepper the sky.
"Sometimes I can't even tell that they're birds," says his 8-year-old daughter, Phoebe. "I'm like, 'Where am I?' It's like I'm in a dream."
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Way cool...
on the top of the plant. Thing is, I kinda thought they were weeds as they’re growing wild along our highways. 
Sorry I don’t know the name.
..."There are at least 15 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars that feed on the leaves and stems of goldenrods and the many species of insects that can be found on goldenrods, pollinating the flowers or feeding on their leaves and nectar, are far too numerous to count! Research from Cornell University suggests that Monarch butterflies actually face their greatest food shortage in the fall as they are migrating south, usually along the coast; so while milkweed is the primary food source for Monarch caterpillars, the adult butterflies rely on nectar from wildflowers such as goldenrod to fuel them on their long journey.
So before you go pulling goldenrods out of your yard or garden as a nuisance weed, give them a second chance. You might just be reward by a visit from some hungry butterflies. "
