Migration Update: October 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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The Migration: Maps and Questions | ||||||||||||
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Monarchs on the Move in Arkansas and Texas The same day, an observer in Little Rock, Arkansas, reported the same change: "It has been so rainy here for a week but this afternoon the sun is breaking through. In the space of around 30 seconds, I spotted 48 monarchs." Observers in Abilene, Texas, reported strong migration all week. Three different people reported the migration rates below. Convert them to "monarchs per hour" and notice how consistent these migration observations are:
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Quiet in Northern Mexico High
Migration Rates Continue Along Atlantic Coast Observers along the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to Virginia reported monarchs in similar numbers. Suddenly, thousands of butterflies per hour were reported from Florida's Gulf Coast. Even before seeing the pictures we had clues the butterflies would not be monarchs. What clues do we look for? (Read on...) |
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News from the Monarch's Winter Home: Spanish & English | ||||||||||||
Two monarchs were sighted in Angangueo, Estela Romero reports this week. Why does monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower suspect these butterflies were local monarchs, not migrants from the north? |
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Slideshow: Where do Arizona Monarchs Go for the Winter? | ||||||||||||
Chris Kline was curious about migration patterns in Arizona. He explains, "It is well accepted that monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains travel to the mountains near Mexico City during the winter. Monarchs west of the Rockies migrate to the coast of California. Since Arizona is south of the Rocky Mountains, where do monarchs go? Or, do they go anywhere at all?" Cline founded the Southwest Monarch Study, and his Arizona team has uncovered fascinating new information. Recoveries of their tagged butterflies raise important questions about why monarchs migrate where they do. |
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Links: Monarch Resources to Explore | ||||||||||||
Monarch Butterfly Migration Updates Will be Posted on THURSDAYS: Aug. 27, Sep. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5...or until the monarchs reach Mexico! The Next Monarch Migration Update Will Be Posted on October 22, 2009.
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