Evidence Supporting Texas Flyway Map

[Mike Quinn]

The Journey North's fall monarch roost maps, Monarch Watch's tag recovery data, and numerous observations sent to me by Texas Monarch Watch volunteers are all largely consistent with the Texas Flyway map first suggested by Dr. Bill Calvert.

 

http://texasento.net/MonarchMigration.htm

 

In 2003, Journey North began constructing maps of the monarch's fall overnight communal roosts.

 

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2003 Roosts Map - JNorth

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/fall2003.html?layers=monarch_roost

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2004 Roosts Map - JNorth

 

 

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/fall2004.html?layers=monarch_roost

 

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2005 Roosts Map - JNorth

 

 

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/fall2005.html?layers=monarch_roost

 

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2006 Roosts Map - JNorth

 

 

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/fall2006.html?layers=monarch_roost

 

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Map of Monarch Watch's tags recovered from the 2001 season due to the massive die off in Mexico:

Taylor, O.R. 2002. 2001 Monarch Recovery Maps. Origins of Tagged Monarchs Recovered in Mexico. Monarch Watch 2001 Season Summary pg. 18.

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