What's going on in the Mexican wintering areas???

[Nelson]

I'm not seeing any information on the blog or forum sites
as to what's going on this month in the monarch wintering
areas in Mexico...Are there MonarchWatch teams in those
areas collecting tags?...Just a little bit of information
would be greatly appreciated...Thanks...Nelson

[Mona Miller]

There were tags collected by two of the participants of the Monarch Watch dplex-L email list. Debbie Jackson and Diane Pruden took a trip down to Mexico and purchased tags for Monarch Watch.

http://www.monarchwatch.org/dplex/index.htm
Info on dplex-L email list.

[Mona Miller]

FINAL TAGS FROM MEXICO 2012 – Diane and Debbie
1 ADS 745
2 CET 335
3 CHO 936
4 HBS 669
5 HBU 388
6 HLJ 606
7 JGS 734
8 LBJ 548
9 LEM 295
10 LER 255
11 LEW 321
12 LGT 003
13 LHM 289
14 LHU 401
15 LJR 376
16 LML 272
17 LPE 080
18 LPE 275
19 MCH 664
20 MCH 688
1 MCH 724
2 MHA 328
3 MHC 682
4 MHC 794
5 MJU 336
6 MJU 338
7 MJU 385
8 MJU 691
9 MJU 726
30 MMS 231
1 MMS 482
2 NAU 325
3 NAU 532
4 NAY 371
5 NBS 307
6 NBZ 814
7 NCB 947
8 NCC 863
9 NCE 649
40 NCG 423
1 NCG 469
2 NCH 276
3 NCH 663
4 NCJ 073
5 NCJ 200
6 NCJ 313
7 NCJ 371
8 NCJ 568
9 NCJ379
50 NCL 157
1 NCL 686
2 NCM 804
3 NCN 239
4 NCN 272
5 NCN 636
6 NCN 977
7 NCP 017
8 NCR 092
9 NCR 227
60 NCT 195
1 NCT 743
2 NCT 961
3 NCW 320
4 NCW 429
5 NCW 448
6 NCW 781
7 NCY 183
8 NCZ 164
9 NCZ 475
70 NEA 130
1 NEA 936
2 NEB 066
3 NEB 088
4 NEE 995
5 NEJ 699
6 NEN 731
7 NER 296
8 NER 417
9 NEW 820
80 NEW 944
1 NEX 079
2 NEX 538
3 NEX 666
4 NEX 673
5 NEX 727
6 NGA 348
7 NGA 427
8 NGA 656
9 NGB 410
90 NGB 532
1 NGB 618
2 NGB 646
3 NGB 861
4 NGP 549
5 NGR 864
6 NGS 609
7 NGU 765
8 NGU 806
9 NGW 401
100 NGW 658
1 NGX 432
2 NHA 708
3 NHX 386
4 NHX 612
5 NHZ 970
6 NJA 104
7 NJA 282
8 NJB 667
9 NJC 029
110 NJC 140
1 NJE 121
2 NJE 226
3 NJE 348
4 NJE 494
5 NJE 596
6 NJE 682
7 NJG 131
8 NJG 136
9 NJH 063
120 NJH 859
1 NJJ 183
2 NJL 211
3 NJL 267
4 NJL 501
5 NJM 545
6 NJP 880
7 NJT 816
8 NLA 235
9 NLC 180
130 NLG 719
1 NLJ 900
2 NLL 370
3 NLM 597
4 NLM 704
5 NLP 132
6 NLR 807
7 NLY 964
8 NMA 170
9 NMA 231
140 NMB 459
1 NME 567
2 NME 794
3 NML 114
4 NMN 826
5 NMR 853
6 NMS 427
7 NMS 527
8 NMU 285
9 NMW 133
150 NNH 516
1 NNL 604
2 NNL 643
3 NNN 629
4 NNN 719
5 NNR 778
6 NNS 837
7 NNZ 274
8 NNZ 829
9 NPL 578
160 NPL 615
1 NPL 863
2 NPM 346
3 PAT 433
4 PAX 480
5 PAY 709
6 PBT 158
7 PCA 683
8 PCB 357
9 PCG 002
170 PCG 735
1 PCH 713
2 PCP 233
3 PCP 338
4 PCR 051
5 PCX 969
6 PEL 455
7 PGE 861
8 PGJ 775
9 PGL 921
180 PGM 115
1 PGM 510
2 PGU 175
3 PGW 410
4 PGW 415
5 PGW 447
6 PGW 453
7 PGW 520
8 PGZ 078
9 PHG 767
190 PHH 705
1 PHM 054
2 PHW 304
3 PHW 700
4 PHY 065
5 PJA 210
6 PJA 213
7 PJS 387
8 PJU 896
9 PMB 789
200 PMH 640
1 PMJ 209
2 PMM 651
3 PMN 618
4 PMS 352
5 PNH 554
6 PNJ 142
7 PNM 874
8 PNM 910
9 PNN 537
210 PPA 238

[Nelson]

Thank you Mona...I appreciate it!...Were there additional
individuals down there collecting tags recently?

[Mona Miller]

These are the only two people that I know about.

[Nelson]

I'm perplexed Mona...One of the the tags listed above (NGB 861)
is a tag that I put on a Monarch on Sept. 19, "2010" ???
Additionally, what do the numbers to the left of each code
stand for?...Thanks!...Nelson

[Mona Miller]

Numbers to the left are not relevant. Some times tags do not get bought the year they are found so the Mexican people will hold on to them until they can sell them to someone.

Monarch Watch has limited funding to buy back tags so they cannot purchase all the tags that are available.

You can make a tax deductible donation and specify that it is for buying back tags:
http://monarchwatch.org/donate/

[Nelson]

Thanks for the info Mona!...I will make a donation
for tag recoveries.

[Pixie]

Evidently tags from the 2010 season are still being found - one of mine (NGB532), a monarch I tagged & released on 8/30/10 was just found this past February in Cerro Pelon Mexico - so exciting!!

[Mona Miller]

Matter-of-fact, Monarch Watch does not have enough money to buy all the tags that are available. If you choose, you can donate for tag recoveries.

http://monarchwatch.org/donate/