Will monarchs reach Mexico's overwintering sites in time for Day of the Dead according to tradition? With 6 days to go, the migration's leading edge is 400 miles away.

 

Dear Friends,

Our children in Angangueo and in nearby surrounding areas, together with me, are anxiously wandering around searching for the first Monarchs to be seen in town!

Gema and Bryan Martínez Guzmán, 8 and 13 years old, living by El Rosario Sanctuary, walked around looking for the first signs of Monarchs arriving. They helped me fill in the monitoring map with Zero registration, telling me: