Just heard from a friend living north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Monarch Mama, nearly 4 hours north, in western New York state, reports that she has seen a healthy number of Monarchs today, seeking nectar-pumping flowers in local Jamestown, New York area meadows and flowerbeds.
That report from a seasoned Monarch expert is Sweet News for us. Desperation, the result of shared experiences: He says he’s seen 2 so far this year / She replies that she’s only seen 3, has enabled an apathy to settle in for some.
Now this credible report, jars our memories, for in late summer 2015, we finally saw some Monarchs in the northeast. Those Danaus plexippus were surfing the warm air currents down from Canada, and perhaps very northern New York, New Hampshire and Vermont?
You drag your bones out of bed, get ready for your debut in the outside world, grab your cup of coffee . . . and just out your door, you do the Happy! and take a sustained look at your beautiful garden . . . and OMG! a Monarch. A Monarch!! That’s a preferred way to begin your day! No? Stay tuned.
Jeff
This is indeed exciting news. I hope some pass through Ohio as well. It’s been sad to see so few this summer.
If you’ll permit a link, I posted some monarch news on one of my blogs tonight as well. :-)
https://oholyearth.com/2016/08/18/garden-stories-3/
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absolutely right…those wings jack up the adrenaline and somehow its no trouble at all to load gear in the car or drag across a field, charge back to review and either throw them all out and start again….or smile if you made a “hit” with a click
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