Tag: Monarch migration
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Monarch Caterpillars in September: Not Quite Ready to Migrate
Leonard Weber September 11, 2023 There are many Common Milkweed plants in Eliza Howell Park, in various locations, and I sought out a significant number of them on my most recent walks in the park. By the second week in September, the seedpods have developed but are not yet open for dispersal of seeds. Many…
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Monarch Butterflies in September: The Amazing Migration Begins
Each year I tend to pay more careful attention to Monarch Butterflies in September than I do in August or July. I am curious about when I will see the last one of the year and I am fascinated by the very long migration they are undertaking. Those that are present in Eliza Howell Park…
Eliza Howell Nature Walk 