[NatureList] Re: [NATURENB] Monarch Butterflies at Point Lepreau
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Frederick W. Schueler
Sep 6, 2024, 9:00:20 AMSep 6
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On 05-Sep-24 11:30 p.m., Jim Wilson wrote on the New Brunswick Nature list:
> As many naturalists know, last summer was a poor one for Monarch butterflies
> here in New Brunswick. The weather was cool and wet and it seemed to deflect
> many of the northward migrating butterflies westward into Quebec and
> Ontario.
* this must have been some other part of "Quebec & Ontario," because we
only recorded one Monarch in all of 2023.
> However this summer is quite different, with warmer and drier conditions and
> reports of Monarchs beginning in June and lots of eggs and caterpillars on
> wild and garden milkweed plants across southern NB.
* in our "hotter and wetter" conditions this summer, we've had 5
sightings of Monarchs, and one road-killed in the village here, which is
about usual, though some of the sightings were fly-bys judged by size
and character of flight, rather than actually seeing the lack of the
hind-wing cross veins which would determine that they weren't Viceroys.
We haven't seen any caterpillars on any of the Milkweed stands we've
examined.
What have others seen in eastern Ontario? Adults or caterpillars?
fred.
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> The Saint John Naturalists' Club has been tagging Monarchs at Point Lepreau
> annually since 2006 and to date has tagged more than 4,000 under the Monarch
> Watch Program sponsored by the University of Kansas.
>
> Yesterday, after brisk westerly winds on Tuesday three of us managed to net
> and tag 91 Monarchs and we probably saw 200-300 migrating southward through
> the Point. This was the first day of notable fall migration.
>
> Today another 33 Monarchs were tagged, bringing this summer's total to 131.
>
> Tagging will continue well into September until we either run out of migrant
> butterflies or we run out of tags. - Jim Wilson
>
> Guidelines for NatureNB https://www.naturenb.ca/listserv-guidelines/
> As many naturalists know, last summer was a poor one for Monarch butterflies
> here in New Brunswick. The weather was cool and wet and it seemed to deflect
> many of the northward migrating butterflies westward into Quebec and
> Ontario.
* this must have been some other part of "Quebec & Ontario," because we
only recorded one Monarch in all of 2023.
> However this summer is quite different, with warmer and drier conditions and
> reports of Monarchs beginning in June and lots of eggs and caterpillars on
> wild and garden milkweed plants across southern NB.
* in our "hotter and wetter" conditions this summer, we've had 5
sightings of Monarchs, and one road-killed in the village here, which is
about usual, though some of the sightings were fly-bys judged by size
and character of flight, rather than actually seeing the lack of the
hind-wing cross veins which would determine that they weren't Viceroys.
We haven't seen any caterpillars on any of the Milkweed stands we've
examined.
What have others seen in eastern Ontario? Adults or caterpillars?
fred.
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> The Saint John Naturalists' Club has been tagging Monarchs at Point Lepreau
> annually since 2006 and to date has tagged more than 4,000 under the Monarch
> Watch Program sponsored by the University of Kansas.
>
> Yesterday, after brisk westerly winds on Tuesday three of us managed to net
> and tag 91 Monarchs and we probably saw 200-300 migrating southward through
> the Point. This was the first day of notable fall migration.
>
> Today another 33 Monarchs were tagged, bringing this summer's total to 131.
>
> Tagging will continue well into September until we either run out of migrant
> butterflies or we run out of tags. - Jim Wilson
>
> Guidelines for NatureNB https://www.naturenb.ca/listserv-guidelines/
V. Kirkwood
Sep 7, 2024, 10:11:46 AMSep 7
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Jim Beckett
Sep 7, 2024, 6:47:06 PMSep 7
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None around Mountain.
Jim
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Bev Wigney
Sep 7, 2024, 7:30:26 PMSep 7
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Just so you'll know, they did show up in Nova Scotia this summer -- after being almost totally absent in 2023. There were lots in 2022. I have had a few manage to successfully make it from caterpillar to butterfly, but some caterpillars have done very poorly and died. I've been reading about problems they can have and suspect tachinid flies. That may be why my moth species counts are down too.
bev
formerly in Osgoode, Ont,
and now in Round Hill, NS.
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Robert Lee
Sep 7, 2024, 11:35:09 PMSep 7
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I had one here on July 13th, laying single eggs on several plants in my backyard patch of Milkweed (500 plants in a clearing in the forest). I don’t think any survived because the plants were being eaten by a Woodchuck by day, Deer at dusk, and a Porcupine at night, as well as lots of Milkweed Tussock moth caterpillars. It’s a sorry-looking patch now.
Rob Lee, south end of White Lake, Lanark County
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rmb...@istar.ca
Sep 8, 2024, 7:56:36 AMSep 8
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Since I've been allowing the milkweeds to spread I have been amazed at
how many critters munch away happily on those "bad-tasting" plants.
Like you say, deer and porcupine seem to love. Vladimir, the invading
groundhog, has ignored them. He preferred to march through my
pumpkins like he was leading Napolean's army. I haven't seen tussock
moth caterpillars yet, even though I had many moths over the summer.
As for the monarch butterflies, I've seen 3 or 4 adults winging
through this past month. Always hopeful to find some caterpillars I
kept checking the milkweeds but have not found a single one.
Disappointing.
Rose-Marie
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how many critters munch away happily on those "bad-tasting" plants.
Like you say, deer and porcupine seem to love. Vladimir, the invading
groundhog, has ignored them. He preferred to march through my
pumpkins like he was leading Napolean's army. I haven't seen tussock
moth caterpillars yet, even though I had many moths over the summer.
As for the monarch butterflies, I've seen 3 or 4 adults winging
through this past month. Always hopeful to find some caterpillars I
kept checking the milkweeds but have not found a single one.
Disappointing.
Rose-Marie
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johanna pietersma
Sep 8, 2024, 10:08:46 AMSep 8
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Corner of Parslow road and County road 27 ( on the way to Lyn . I let huge patces of milkweed grow in my plantation in hopes that monarchs would visit. None there,no caterpillars or adults. Did see two elsewhere on the property, one of which was on my butterfly weed ( Asclepiade tuberosa).
johanna
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