Monarch Butterfly Migration Route Predictions and Results Spring 2008 << Monarch Home Blank map (for labeling) Back to Lesson >> Predict what will happen next! The first monarchs were reported on the dates shown in the following U.S. states and Canadian provinces. "New" means monarchs arrived during the past week. "From Mexico?" is a reminder to question whether this butterfly came from Mexico or from a wintering location on the U.S. coast.   Order Name of State/Prov. Where I Predict Monarchs Will Arrive Name of State/Prov. Where Monarchs Actually Arrived Date of Arrival 1st  . Texas March 15 2nd   . Oklahoma March 17 3rd   . Arkansas March 20 4th   Mississippi March 22 5th   . Louisiana March 24 6th   . Alabama March 27 7th   . Tennessee    March 31 8th   . Georgia April 2 9th   . South Carolina (from Mexico?)    April 6 10th   . North Carolina (from Mexico?) April 6 11th   . Arizona (from Mexico?)    April 9 12th   . Illinois  April 11 13th   . Kentucky April 11 15th   . Virginia April 11 16th   . Kansas April 11 17th   . New Jersey   April 11 18th   . Ohio April 18 19th   . Missouri April 18 20th   . Indiana April 20 21st   . South Dakota April 22 22nd   . Pennsylvania April 22 23rd   . Maryland   April 23 24th   . Delaware April 26 25th  . Ontario (Early sighting in Canada!)   April 27 26th  . Michigan April 28 27th  . Minnesota April 29 28th  . Nebraska May 4 29th  . Wisconsin  May 5 30th  . Iowa May 14 31st   . New York  May 15 32nd   Massachusetts May 15 33rd   Vermont (updated 'first sighting'!) May 20 34th   Connecticut May 24 35th   New Brunswick (new!) June 3 36th   Nova Scotia (new!) June 3 37th   . . 38th   . . 39th   . . 40th   . . 41st   . . 42nd   . . 43rd   .  . 44th   . . 45th   . . 46th   . .