The monarchs hadn’t arrived in Mexico’s overwintering colony sites by November 1st, but further north people reported seeing hundreds — more monarchs on the wing than they’ve seen for years.
- 300 miles north of the sanctuaries in Nuevo Leon, a continuous flight of 90-100 monarchs per minute was report to Correo Real on October 31st.
Although the monarchs’ arrival traditionally is in synch with Day of the Dead celebrations, records show their arrival is sometime within a week of this celebration.
Oct 27 (2017), Nov 1 (2016), Nov 3 (2015), Nov 26 (2014), Nov 6 (2013), Oct 29 (2012), Oct 20(2011), Oct 26 (2010), Nov 5 (2009)
This year, monarch migration encountered heavy rains and winds in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the rain storms in the eastern US.
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california overwintering population
This summer had a disappointingly small number of breeding monarchs in most western states (CA, OR, WA, ID). Wildfires still burned in southern Oregon as the monarchs made their way to the California coast. Small numbers have been reported from the overwintering colonies so far. The first official census in California is on Thanksgiving.
“This female monarch, number B6679, is exceptional in being the first migrant from the Pacific Northwest confirmed to be actively reproducing within the winter breeding population of monarchs in Southern California,” said James
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