Published: 11/08/2022
Dear Western Monarch Friends,
Community science reports this week reveal monarchs hurrying on their way to their winter homes with sightings across central California and Arizona.
Published: 11/08/2022
Late Travelers Along Central and Eastern Flyway
Migration is slowing down but there are still scattered reports along the Central and Eastern Flyways. In previous years, were monarchs being spotted in these areas so late in the season? Explore our migration maps and compare.
Published: 11/01/2022
BREAKING NEWS as of 11/02/2022: Monarchs are beginning to arrive within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve! Estela saw her first monarch in Angangueo and Sara Dykman spotted one in El Rosario Sanctuary. And Ana Moreno shared that more than a dozen butterflies were seen in the village of Macheros.
Queridos amigos,
Published 11/01/2022
BREAKING NEWS as of 11/02/2022: Monarchs are beginning to arrive within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve! Estela saw her first monarch in Angangueo and Sara Dykman spotted one in El Rosario Sanctuary. And Ana Moreno shared that more than a dozen butterflies were seen in the village of Macheros.
Dear friends,
Published: 10/25/2022
Peak Activity Along Gulf Coast
Peak activity in the Eastern Flyway is largely concentrated along the Gulf Coast. Migrating monarchs are being widely reported, and Journey North volunteers are taking delight in witnessing snippets of fall migration.
Kathi in Matagorda, TX: "First sign of migrating Monarchs passing through Matagorda Beach this year. This is their favorite roosting spot in the Canary Island palms at sunset, year after year! Welcome back!" (10/18/2022)
Published: 10/25/2022
Dear friends,
Within only a few days, the miraculous migrating monarchs will reach their ancestral overwintering home in the unique oyamel fir forests in the Sierra Madre mountain range in Central Mexico.
Published: 10/25/2022
Dear Western Monarch Friends,
Published: 10/11/2022
Dear Western Monarch Friends,
Published: 10/11/2022
Central Flyway: Texas Is a Hotspot
Journey North volunteers in Texas started reporting monarch roosts at the end of September and since then, the state has become a hotspot of activity. Fall roosts and peak migration events are on the rise.