Monarch Migration Update: Oct. 28, 2010 | |||||||||||
"It's official!" says Estela Romero. The first monarchs have reached their winter home in Mexico. Meanwhile, it's peak migration across northern Mexico as the butterflies funnel homeward. This week, explore the possible pathway monarchs take. Why does Dr. Calvert say it's "delightfully confusing"? This Week's Update Includes:
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"The monarchs are here!" exclaimed Estela Romero last Friday. After watching for them daily—and recording zeros on her chart since the first of October—she greeted the monarchs with enthusiasm: Only 60 miles north of the overwintering region, Naomi Suss watched monarchs flying overhead on Tuesday evening: "They are flying high and fast, so I think many of them will arrive at the reserves today," she wrote from her home in Tequisquiapan, Querataro. Peak Migration Across Northern Mexico "People are reporting monarchs now from the northern state of Coahuila all the way to Michoacan. We have a large gap, for lack of reports, in the states of San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato and Queretaro," says Rocio. She encouraged everyone to enjoy the monarchs and, as the song says:
Migration
Continues from the North
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Nonfiction Reading: Explore the Possible Pathway in Mexico | |||||||||||
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The Migration: Maps and Journal Page | |||||||||||
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The next Monarch Migration Update will be posted on November 4, 2010. | |||||||||||
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