The
Timing of Fall Monarch Migration
When Will the Migration Reach
You?
| Monarch butterflies form roosts during their fall migration. This map shows when and where people reported roosts since fall 2002. People report the first date a roost appeared. When do monarchs begin to roost where you live? That's the best time to watch for migrating monarchs. (You may see migrating monarchs earlier or later, too.) |
| Monarch
Butterfly Roosts (2002 to present) (Click to view the migration week by week.) |
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Try This!
According to the location of monarch butterfly roosts when should you begin to watch for migration in:
- Ontario?
- Illinois?
- Oklahoma?
- Texas?
Look at the map carefully, then click here for the answer. >>
National Geography Standards
The
World in Spatial Terms
How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
to acquire, process, and report information.
