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Monarch Butterfly Migration
« Thread Started on Oct 7, 2009, 11:20am »		[Quote]
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This is the time of year here where we are seeing large groups of Monarch butterflies fueling up for their annual migration southward for the winter.
As you can see from the map,many pass through Louisiana and Florida has always been a major fly through zone as well.
Some of our Monarchs do stay here year round it has been determined ,but the large majority head further south into Mexico.
There's a wonderful Federal campground on the Gulf Coast of Florida near Pensacola where we used to go camping this time of year. There we would see the dunes full of monarchs. Unfortunately,that park was wiped out by a succession of hurricanes and I was told yesterday that work is still underway to restore the roads there.

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« Reply #1 on Oct 7, 2009, 11:37am »		[Quote]
Hey, can't see your last three images!

Do they return to north America or do they stay in the south and a new generation starts off the next year in the north?
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« Reply #2 on Oct 7, 2009, 1:04pm »		[Quote]
They show on my screen ??? I don't know what that is when that happens. Hmmmm.
Anyway, in answer to your question,of the many hundreds of thousands that make the migratory journey,many do make the return in the spring. There's a woman who I am good friends with here who is my butterfly guru. She,yes,it's hard to believe,is able to tag many of the ones who leave and has been able to keep records on the return rate.(It's harmless to the butterfly and given the seal of approval from NABA and the Xerces Society,both large scientific organizations that study these patterns).
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« Reply #3 on Oct 7, 2009, 1:17pm »		[Quote]
Can't see them either - I do find this whole migration thing very interesting though. I've always thought of butterflies as kinda magical.
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« Reply #4 on Oct 7, 2009, 2:02pm »		[Quote]
I don't know what happened,will try again soon. Have to go to work ::),sorry.
It is very fascinating. I've always wanted to go to Mexico to see their arrival.
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« Reply #5 on Oct 7, 2009, 2:33pm »		[Quote]
Those sequences of building and emerging from the chrysalis are absolutely fascinating.

I just saw the first monarch caterpillar day before yesterday, although the monarchs have been happily visiting the zinnias. I didn't have any Asclepias planted this year, so had far fewer monarchs than usual.
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« Reply #6 on Oct 7, 2009, 5:46pm »		[Quote]
I saw more butterflies here this Summer than I can ever recall having seen before. Must've been good weather for them.
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« Reply #7 on Oct 7, 2009, 6:06pm »		[Quote]
I used to love seeing the monarch butterflies when I lived in the Southeast, and all of the other butterflies, too. I remember there were some spectacular blue ones. You don't see very many interesting ones in France, mostly just things like cabbage butterflies.
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« Reply #8 on Oct 8, 2009, 11:03am »		[Quote]
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Can you imagine seeing that many butterflies en masse?
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« Reply #9 on Oct 8, 2009, 11:08am »		[Quote]
You might even be able to hear them! If there are millions and millions of them.
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« Reply #10 on May 14, 2010, 5:05pm »		[Quote]

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Look what I came across completely by accident.

I surely wish I'd found it sooner, but it's still viable.

It's written both for children and for adults. Track
the monarchs' movement northward.

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« Reply #11 on Apr 15, 2011, 4:08pm »		[Quote]
We saw clusters of them in the trees when we lived in Santa Barbara, CA. And Wisconsin used to have gazillions of them. But as roadside "weeds" are sprayed and mowed, the milkweed plant they need to survive is becoming less available. When we take our 30 mile bike rides in Wisconsin I'm always on the lookout for them. In recent years, I have seen maybe 2 monarchs in 4 or 5 long rides. Not a good prognosis.
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« Reply #12 on Apr 15, 2011, 9:47pm »		[Quote]
Kimby, they love the non-native Asclepias varieties as well, some of which are much more ornamental than the local "weeds".
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« Reply #13 on Apr 16, 2011, 10:05pm »		[Quote]

Apr 15, 2011, 9:47pm, bixaorellana wrote:
Kimby, they love the non-native Asclepias varieties as well, some of which are much more ornamental than the local "weeds".

And some of the natives are pretty ornamental, too. I posted a pic of Butterfly Weed (an orange and yellow milkweed) somewhere on the Color! thread a while back.
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Re: Monarch Butterfly Migration
« Reply #14 on Apr 29, 2011, 5:05pm »		[Quote]
Here's a picture of the Butterfly Weed at my parents' cabin:
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It's a native, orange milkweed. And the butterflies do love them.
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