Thousands of Butterflies

[MIRAMAR]

Last weekend there were thousands of Monarchs, Viceroy, and many other butterfly types in our yard. Pinacate is studying them and are asking you to take a picture: http://rockypoint360.com/monarch-butterflies-passing-through-puerto-penasco/

 

[MIRAMAR]

They were back 2 weeks ago. Here's an article, and they found that monarchs migrate through all border states depending on climate and winds: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/monarch-monitoring-reveals-new-routes/

 

[Jungle Jim]

Cool links Miramar........

I've been seeing two or three Monarchs a day for the past three weeks lazily heading south through my yard here in Yuma. I deliberately planted the Purple Twining Milkweed vine and Desert Rush Milkweed all over my property three years ago. The plants are mature and in full flower now. The closely related resident Queen Butterfly breeds on them now and the migrating Monarchs feed on the milkweed flowers nectar. I also have the shrub known as Chuparosa in now bloom and three Mesquites from Peru called the Algarabo that are mixed up and bloom in the fall here since it's spring time in South America now. When the traveling Monarchs find those flowering Mesquites they usually spend the night in them fill up the next morning and continue on south.

Two weeks ago I saw a lot of Monarchs all over Mirador in PP as well.

JJ

 

[Stuart]

Actually saw two Monarchs in my backyard yesterday. Surprised the hell out of me. I see the black and yellow swallowtails all the time, as well as the Gulf Frits because I have a passion flower vine, but never see Monarchs.