October 24, 2002 Dear Students, No Monarchs have been observed between October 17-23 except for these single sightings: On Monday, October 21, I saw a lonely Monarch flying from near downtown Angangueo towards the Municipal Cemetery and then way up to the "El Rosario" sanctuary. I was able to walk after it for a while. In addition, I have some relatives-in-law who live by the road that goes up the mountain to the "Sierra Chincua" sanctuary. One of them told me he had seen a butterfly (Monarch, of course), flying around the back part of his house. Most people to whom I've talked about the Monarchs' arrival say they are somehow surprised at not having seen any more butterflies. They remember this time last year when there seemed to be more Monarchs passing by than there are now. Kind regards,       German Martínez-Medina P.S. I've been also asking people coming to the store from Cerro Prieto and El Llano de las Papas about Monarchs, and they assure no butterflies are seen yet. Ma. Estela.       Copyright 2002 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form