The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is in full swing.

As of the end of the day on Wednesday, July 31, the 6th day of the 10-day event, Journey North has received nearly 1,400 reports from volunteers. Of those, over 700 have been monarch adults, including some people reporting their first sightings of the year.

The first monarch of the season is a special one, especially when you’ve put a lot of work into planting native flowers or milkweed in hopes of a sighting.

The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is back for its eighth edition from July 26 to August 4! 

The Blitz provides a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations in Canada, Mexico and the United States to join forces across international borders to safeguard this iconic North American species.