March 30, 2004 Dear Students and Teachers, Greetings from your friends at Journey North! Thank you for taking care of the monarch butterflies this winter. We're glad you'll be tracking their migration north with us this spring. The Monarchs are entering the US. So far this year there is not a big wave crossing the Texas border, and the butterflies seem late! At this time last year, there had been 51 sightings from Texas. Only a few have been reported in March this spring. The milkweed plant, which the female monarchs need for laying eggs, only emerged from the ground two weeks ago. You can see how closely the monarchs time their migration to the life cycle of this important plant. Date Town St/Pr Lat(N) Long(W) 03/20/04 Cisco TX 32.39 -99.017 03/20/04 Harvey LA 29.87 -90.07 03/17/04 Tallahassee FL 30.43 -84.26 03/16/04 Saltillo COA 25.42 -101.00 03/09/04 Moultrie GA 31.19 -83.75 03/07/04 Port Lavaca TX 28.53 -96.68 03/06/04 Westhoff TX 29.08 -97.36 Please save these important dates for Updates in 2004. We will send updates these Tuesdays: March 30 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 Saludos! The Next Monarch Migration Update Will be Sent on April 20, 2004. Copyright 2004 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form