Date: 08/23/2014

Number: 40

Members of the Washington Butterfly Association tagged just over 40 wild monarchs at a site near Vantage. This is the first time that such an event has been held in Washington but hopefully the beginning of a tradition.

Monarch populations in the Pacific Northwest are larger this year than last year: The population at Vantage is at least 3-4 times greater than in 2013 and reports of monarch occurrence in WA this summer suggests greater abundance regionally as well. Hopefully this will translate into larger overwintering populations along the California coast.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch and Dr David G James
Associate Professor of Entomology,
Washington State University,

Vantage, WA

Latitude: 46.9 Longitude: -120

Observed by:
Contact Observer

The observer's e-mail address will not be disclosed.
Contact will be made through a web-based form.