Surprisingly Far North
With south winds and record-breaking heat, the leading edge of the migration continued to expand rapidly last week. Two early-bird butterflies were even spotted in Kansas, more than 1,250 miles from the start in Mexico! Normally, monarchs don't reach this latitude until about April 15th.
![Migration Map Animation: March 7-14, 2012](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/journeynorth.org/images/graphics/monarch/maps/030712_032112.gif)
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