The observer sees a monarch but doesn't report it. The observer doesn't go outside. The observer might not be looking. The observer might go somewhere where there are no monarchs. The observer might travel to somewhere that there are lots of monarchs. The observer may go outside regularly to look for monarchs. The observer looks carefully on milkweed for monarch butterfly eggs. The observer never looks for monarch eggs. The observer might not live near where milkweed grows. The observer might not live in a migration area. The observer might not live where many monarch butterflies live. The observer might just watch TV all day so he doesn't see any monarchs. The observer might move to a new place. The observer might migrate (they might come south for the winter). The observer might travel away from where there are monarchs. The observer sees monarch eggs but doesn't report it. The observer reports the same butterfly several times. The observer gets sick and can't look for monarchs. The observer might not wake up in time to see the monarchs. The observer might see a monarch while he is at work and is not allowed to report it. The observer might be old and he dies overnight. The observer's computer crashes and he can't report the sighting. If the observer gets chicken pox he won't get a chance to look for monarchs. The observer might be blind. The observer may miss a sighting because he has a sick pet and has to take it to the vet. The observer may accidentally kill the monarch by stepping on it and he doesn't report it. If the observer is on an airplane to go to another state to see the monarchs and it crashes, he might never get to see them. The observer sees a caterpillar but doesn't report it. There might be a lot of rainy days so the observer doesn't go look for butterflies. The observer doesn't want to go out and look on the weekend because it's one of his days off. The observer might see a butterfly, but he doesn't have a computer so he doesn't report it. If the observer is at work they can't go out to see the monarch butterflies. The observer might get poisoned and have to go to the hospital so he doesn't see the monarch butterflies. The observer only looks for butterflies on Mondays. The observer could have had a heart attack and passed out. The observer might have crashed in a car and Journey North wouldn't know why he wasn't reporting anything. The observer doesn't see the monarchs because they are hiding. The observer might forget to look for monarchs. If the observer is reading he might not see a monarch fly by and report it. The observer might have to go somewhere. The observer has to work Monday through Friday. The observer is away on a cruise. The observer might mistake a viceroy or other mimic for a monarch. Copyright 2000 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form