Western Monarchs Update

A record atmospheric river battered the California coast again last week but finally, five days of dry and sunny weather slowly warmed the land. Nights were still chilly and the forecast for most of the West for the next ten days is for below-normal temperatures and above-normal chances of precipitation. How will the monarchs fare in these unusually challenging conditions?

Saludos,

La migración de invierno ha concluido su fase final en los bosques de Oyamel en el centro de México.

Ha sido durante el fin de semana cuando el área donde estuvo la última colonia que muchos pudieron admirar hasta el pasado Viernes, quedara totalmente vacía.  Un puñado volando y algunas muy maltratadas y deshidratadas aún luchando por aparearse, intentan su milagroso viaje al norte.

Saludos,

The overwintering season has ended here at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. 

Over the weekend, there was a small, remaining colony. Today this spot and throughout the Oyamel fir forests of the MBBR in Central México is empty of monarchs. Only a handful of monarchs can still be seen flying as they try to mate. These last few monarchs have tattered wings and some appear incredibly dehydrated. Most likely these monarchs will not migrate north.