Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/26/08


Greetings all! As you may have noticed (at least those who live in Cape May), we are still waiting for that big monarch flight. Last week we averaged 28.18 monarchs/hour. This number is significantly lower than the average from this time last year. So far, the numbers for this week have been low as well. It's hard to predict what will happen for the rest of migration season here in Cape May, but we will all have to keep our fingers crossed (and hope for NW winds!).

In the meantime however, the Monarch Monitoring Project is still plugging away. We are working hard to find and tag every monarch that comes through Cape May! Maybe you have questions about the tagging process? Perhaps you just want to learn more about the wonderful monarch? Then by all means come on down to the:
Monarch Tagging Demo!


Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm you can join members of the MMP at the picnic table pavilion in Cape May Point State Park. There will be a short presentation about the ecology, migration, and importance of the monarch butterfly. You can get your monarch questions answered by the experts! After the talk you can participate in a very cool tagging demonstration where we will show you the ins and outs of tagging monarchs. If you're lucky you can even let one go and wish it luck on its long journey to Mexico!


So come and join us! Remember, the demo is every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm by the picnic tables next to the Hawkwatch platform.



Thanks Michael O'Brien and Dan Berard for the pictures!

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