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This Week's News:
- The Migration: Maps and Questions
- The Migration: Latest News:
- Citizen Scientist Journal: Observations Lead to Questions
- Photo of the Week: What Can You Learn from a Single Sighting?
- Slideshow: Why Do Monarchs Form Roosts During Fall Migration?
- Links: Monarch Resources to Explore
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They're
Moving Toward Mexico!
Look at the animated
migration map and you will plainly see, the monarchs are moving toward
their winter home in Mexico.
This week's southernmost roost was reported in Kansas on Monday. Pam Carnes discovered the monarchs while riding horseback: "The monarchs floated all around us and a couple of them even landed on my horse's mane. It was awesome!!!!" she exclaimed. At latitude 38N, these monarchs have only 1,350 more miles to fly to the finish line.
What
Do Sightings in the Great Lakes Reveal?
Take a close-up look at the Great
Lakes region on the migration map this week. What does the map reveal?
What questions does it raise about monarch migration in relation to the
Great Lakes? The pattern you see on the map is the same year after year.
What might be causing this pattern? Look for facts and details throughout
this week's update and form your own hypothesis. (See the links
at the end of this update for more information.)
Citizen
Scientist Journal: Observations Lead to Questions!
Read the first-hand monarch observations people reported during the past
week at the link below. As you read, think about these questions:
- What observations did each person make?
- What questions did their observations raise?
- Which of the observers formed a hypothesis to try to explain their observation?
Think: Observation > Question > Hypothesis
- Explore this week's: Observation Reports from Citizen Scientists
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For Your Journal
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"Roost formation during the fall migration needs to be documented and published. It is really amazing how little we know," says monarch biologist Dr. Lincoln Brower. "People can contribute important observations by going with an open mind and documenting what they see." As you read this slideshow, look for observations, questions and hypotheses about the roosts monarchs form during fall migration. There is so much to left to learn!
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- Tagging Results: Tagged Monarch Found! What Do It's Travels Tell You?
- Tagging Results: Tagged Monarch Found! What Questions Does it Raise?
- Geography and Migration: Why Do Monarchs Hug the Atlantic Coast?
- Audio Clip: Field Studies You Can Do at Roost Sites (Dr. Lincoln Brower)
- Symbolic Migration: You're Invited to Send a Symbolic Monarch to Mexico!
- Slideshow: The Annual Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly
- Slideshow: The Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly (English/Spanish)
- Journey North for Kids: Monarch Butterfly Resources for Children
- Collecting Data: How to Monitor Fall Migration
- Observing Fall Habitat: How is Monarch Butterfly Habitat Changing?
- Encouraging Inquiry-based Research: Categorizing Questions
- More: Monarch lessons and teaching ideas
Monarch Butterfly Migration Updates Will be Posted on THURSDAYS: Aug. 27, Sep. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5...or until the monarchs reach Mexico!
The Next Monarch Migration Update Will Be Posted on September 17, 2009.
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