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Monarch Migration

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On the southern edge of Lake Erie, we have the honor of being on the Monarch migration path. Those fragile creatures fly all the way across the lake, a minimum of 30 miles, to reach land again. Some years, they reach the shores by the hundreds, and sit and rest. This year, the weather has been so cold and rainy, I worry about them. Yesterday, I picked up two, rather tattered, and sitting on the shore just past the water's edge. I carried them to some asters to rest. But I haven't seen the large numbers that have come through here in the past.

Some day, I want to go to that town in Mexico where the monarchs all go to winter.
 
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I bet that is quite a site to see! Here's a photo I came across that shows a forest in Mexico just covered with Monarchs. It looks like the trees are changing colors but it's butterflies :)

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I was going to post yesterday after I came in from checking milkweed for Monarch larva (No larva, but 2 Monarchs: 1 female and 1 I couldn't get close enough to tell), but I forgot. Anyway, for those interested in Monarchs and their behavior, the University of Minnesota has a "citizen science" project: Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. It involves you regularly going out and checking an area with milkweed for larva and then reporting your findings to the university.

The details may be found at http://www.mlmp.org. They have a schedule of training at various locations. By now they may even have training online.

Walt
 
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