A First Monarchs Sighted in the South
In many southern states, people rarely see monarchs during June and July. Monarchs re-appear in August, and nobody know for sure where these monarchs come from. Are they early migrants moving down from the north? People in the south watch for their FIRST monarch at this time of year. Hammond School in Columbia, SC, wrote enthusiastically on Monday:

"We saw our first monarch in our new butterfly garden! On closer inspection, we have several monarch caterpillars munching on our milkweed leaves. WOW! "

Photo: Sherri Garbowski