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Today's Report Includes:
- The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
- Photo Study: Can a Milkweed Plant Grow Fast Enough to Feed the Hungry Larvae?
- Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!
- Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore
Photo
by Bud Hensley
What's happening here? >>
 Monarchs (animation/map/sightings) |
 Milkweed (animation/map/sightings) |
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The
Slowest Week of the Season!
The migration virtually came to a standstill during the past week. Look
at the animated migration map and see how little things have changed!
Wisconsin stands out this week as the state with the most excitement. Early-bird butterflies appeared there in three places. Among them was our now-northernmost monarch at latitude 45 north. It was spotted by the kids at Lien Elementary in Amery, WI:
"We were going on a walk as a class in our school forest. Our friends in Mrs. Hahn's class were with us too. We saw one monarch butterfly flying through the air. We waited until it landed so we could look carefully to see if it was a REAL MONARCH butterfly."
- Get ready for a big surge in numbers. We predict this spring's new generation will begin to appear in full force during the next week.
- Add 2 new U.S. states to your Prediction Chart, Wisconsin and Massachusetts.
Slowest
Week of the Season
Look how little the migration changed during the
past week!
Week after week this spring, people have watched monarchs lay eggs on tiny milkweed plants. We wonder: What will happen when the eggs hatch? Can a milkweed plant grow fast enough to feed the hungry larvae?
Mrs. Marcy Cunkleman in Pennsylvania found out. While waiting for the eggs to hatch she visited her garden, measured the milkweed, and took pictures.
Photo
by Marcy Cunkleman
Please take a few minutes to complete our Year-end Evaluation. With your help, we can we document Journey North's reach, impact and value. We need comments like yours to keep the program going and growing.
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- Slideshow: Can a Milkweed Plant Grow Fast Enough to Feed the Hungry Larvae?
- Development Time: From Egg to Butterfly
- Journal Page: Adaptations that Help Young Monarchs Survive
- Ongoing Lesson: Predicting the Route of the Spring Migration
- Journal:
The Monarch Butterfly's
Spring Migration
- New Journal Page: Where Are the Monarchs Now?
- Orientation: About Journey North's Spring Monarch Migration Study
- Overview: About Journey North's Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Study
- Get Ready to Track Spring Migration: How to Watch for Monarchs
- Pre-Migration Map: Getting Ready for the Migration
The Next Monarch Migration Update Will Be Posted on May 21, 2009.
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