Migration Update: November 5, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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The Migration: Maps and Questions | ||||||||||||
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Monarchs Sighted at the Finish Line... We should have news next week that monarchs have appeared by the thousands! More Migration Highlights Reporting
from northern Mexico: Reporting
from the Texas Coastal Flyway: Tagged
monarch found! "In my field notes, I had indicated that the butterfly (MEG 672) had an extremely lean abdomen. In fact, most of the monarchs I netted that day were very lean. There had been several days with strong west and/or northwest winds which blow monarchs out to sea. They have to flap their way back to land when the winds decrease later in the day. I think they had used their fat reserves doing this and were taking every opportunity to nectar to rebuild fats. So I am guessing that MEG 672 spent a lot of time nectaring on the way to Charleston; that's why it took him so long."
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Slideshow: Why is this place so special for monarchs? | ||||||||||||
Millions and millions of monarchs migrating to Mexico will spend the winter—together—in an astonishingly small region. The butterflies gather and form tight, clustered colonies in the region region that's only 73 miles wide. What conditions make the habitat in this region ideal for monarch survival? In this week's slideshow, find out what scientists are learning about the unique microclimate of the monarch overwintering region.
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Links: Monarch Resources to Explore | ||||||||||||
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 November 12, 2009.
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