The fall monarch butterfly migration is still going on in my part of North Texas for this year. I noted my first Monarch moving south in a facebook post on August 28 of this year. Several made their way through my yard today, stopping to refuel on my blue mistflower and lantana plantings. (Yes, I took these pics today.) The most I saw at one time today was four. I have been watching on and off since just before lunch.
Monarch butterflies are such fascinating and beautiful creatures. You can follow their progress and/or provide data to track their progress
with Journey North.
This is another great citizen scientist opportunity. From the looks of the data, there are quite a few monarchs that are behind schedule in other parts of the country.
You can feed migrating monarchs by planting nectar plants like those seen here. Find out specific suggestions for your part of the country on the
Xerces Society website.
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