Comments on: 2008 Tags – Going Fast! http://monarchwatch.org/blog/2008/08/2008-tags-going-fast/ Monarch Butterfly Education, Conservation, & Research Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:13:27 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Dottie http://monarchwatch.org/blog/2008/08/2008-tags-going-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Dottie Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:38:06 +0000 http://monarchwatch.org/blog/?p=58#comment-1024 It looks like a slow season at my gardens - I have managed to tag only 5 monarchs so far. I haven't seen any for several days - now we have rains from the hurricane Gustav - hopefully it will clear this weekend & I will see more as the latitude suggests September for migration here in St. Louis. On the other hand, I have had up to 2 dozen cats, but not one has pupated to completion - something has happened during each pupation & they all died. I still have 4 cats out on the milkweed & I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will successfully pupate. It looks like a slow season at my gardens – I have managed to tag only 5 monarchs so far. I haven’t seen any for several
days – now we have rains from the hurricane Gustav – hopefully it will clear this weekend & I will see more as the latitude suggests September for migration here in St. Louis. On the other hand, I have had up to 2 dozen cats, but not one has pupated to completion – something has happened during each pupation & they all died. I still have 4 cats out on the milkweed & I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will successfully pupate.

]]> By: David http://monarchwatch.org/blog/2008/08/2008-tags-going-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-963 David Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:05:22 +0000 http://monarchwatch.org/blog/?p=58#comment-963 After what looked like it would be a slow year tagging Monarchs things are much better than expected. In 2 weekends I have used all 50 tags ordered and could have tagged at least 30 more. In my years of tagging I have never seen so many. In our area, Ottawa Canada, we had a lousy year with lots of rain and below normal numbers of Monarchs but they must have done better farther North because there have been lots in the last two weeks (mind you they are concentrated in small nectaring areas). Good luck tagging. David After what looked like it would be a slow year tagging Monarchs things are much better than expected. In 2 weekends I have used all 50 tags ordered and could have tagged at least 30 more. In my years of tagging I have never seen so many. In our area, Ottawa Canada, we had a lousy year with lots of rain and below normal numbers of Monarchs but they must have done better farther North because there have been lots in the last two weeks (mind you they are concentrated in small nectaring areas).
Good luck tagging.
David

]]> By: Monika Maeckle http://monarchwatch.org/blog/2008/08/2008-tags-going-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Monika Maeckle Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:43:55 +0000 http://monarchwatch.org/blog/?p=58#comment-949 The Monarchs are already in Texas. I was at our place on the Llano River last weekend and spotted 8 Monarchs, several laid eggs on the pink milkweed. Have never noticed them this early before, but I think that's a good sign, and with recent heavy rains, there's plenty of nectar sources. Monika Maeckle Lucky Boy Ranch Blue Mountain, Texas The Monarchs are already in Texas. I was at our place on the Llano River last weekend and spotted 8 Monarchs, several laid eggs on the pink milkweed.

Have never noticed them this early before, but I think that’s a good sign, and with recent heavy rains, there’s plenty of nectar sources.

Monika Maeckle
Lucky Boy Ranch
Blue Mountain, Texas

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