Research in Texas
"Monarch expert Dr. Lincoln Brower is currently in Texas researching whether the Texas drought is affecting the monarchs," says Mike Quinn of Texas Monarch Watch, who joined Brower and others in the field Tuesday. "He collected monarchs to measure their lipid content during Texas' historic drought. Nearly every monarch examined appeared to be under weight. They should be putting on significant mass at this time."

• Here are more photos from Tuesday's outing.

Photos courtesy of Mike Quinn, Texas Monarch Watch
Dr. Lincoln Brower	Collecting Monarchs	Dr. Brower's notebook