Comments on: A Monarch Watch Visit to the Monarch Reserves in Mexico

By: Gwen Perez

Gwen Perez — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:21:28 +0000

My ex-husband is from Morelia, Michoacan in Mexico. He always talked about the wonderful monarch butterflies there. He thought that we did not have them here in Illinois-wrong! Anyway the great number of monarch butterflies is the reason for the name of their popular soccer team, “Las Monarcas de Morelia”.

By: Sharon Favorito

Sharon Favorito — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:38:48 +0000

I live in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. Last week I saw a few Monarchs for several days. Yesterday I went on a day trip to Pena de Bernal in the state of Queretaro. For several miles of the trip,about 2 hours from where I live the sky was filled with hundreds flying south. I had never seen so many in the sky at one time. I also visited Anganguao, in Jan, 2006. It was the most amazing sight I have ever seen. The way I describe it is: when 1 butterfly flies you do not hear it, but when thousands take to the sky at once you can hear their wings in the silence of the forest.

By: jan fuller

jan fuller — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:04:27 +0000

I live in Saltillo, Coahuila mexico. Thisa is a major route for the migration towards Michoacan. Today just at sunset I went to the park, and saw over 100 all clustered on a mesqite tree. I had never seen that at the precise moment before. The nights are cool here now, down to 50ºF, but the days sunny and warmish. The wild sunflowers are in bloom. Un happily the vacant lots are being cleared and cleaned more often. This cuts way down on their AM feeding.

Happy flying.

By: diane chesko

diane chesko — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:41:29 +0000

We would like to visit the Monarch Reserves in Mexico. What is the best way to plan a trip?

By: Kay Cheaney

Kay Cheaney — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:58:33 +0000

I visited Angangaou 20/09 and was absolutely amazed at what I saw. Thanks for the great links.
Kay Cheaney Stillwater, OK

By: johan

johan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:31:26 +0000

We spotted our first Monarch Butterfly in our garden today, here in Flat Rock, Michigan… June 21, 2009. G & Joh

By: Jeff Childs

Jeff Childs — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:02:00 +0000

Our monarch waystation began very slowly last year,then one day we all yelled……there here! We were visited every day until they began their trip south. Each monarch came by our garage ,which faces east , and came over the garden. The garden is on the south side of the house . Not all of them stopped , but they all flew southwest one at a time until we lost count. Fascinating.
Jeff and Bonnie Childs (Paw Paw , Illinois)

By: Nancy Hackbart

Nancy Hackbart — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:46:40 +0000

Every year I have tagged monarchs one has made it to Mexico. Except I can’t find my certificates for the first 2. I am so thrilled that mine have made it down there.
Whooo hoooo.
Thank you very much for this wonderful experience.