Monarch Butterflies

News Fall 2017

Watch the season’s story unfold.

Image of a monarch butterfly caterpillar eating milkweed.

August 1, 2017

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Migration Starts this Month!

Monarch Butterfly Nectaring on Cone Flower

August 24, 2017

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Tracking Begins

Monarch Butterflies at Overnight Roost

August 30, 2017

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The Overnight Roost

Image of monarch butterflies resting on the Iowa prairie.

September 7, 2017

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A 300-Mile Advance

Monarch butterfly nectaring from sunflower

September 14, 2017

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Moving into Kansas

Monarch Butterfly Nectaring on Black-eyed Susans

September 21, 2017

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Warm Fall, Slow Migration

Monarchs Nectaring on Goldenrod

September 28, 2017

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Streaming Out of Canada

Students with Monarch Butterflies

October 5, 2017

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Eastern Flyway Peaks

Students watching for migrating Monarch Butterflies in Texas

October 12, 2017

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Up, Up, and Away

Monarch Butterflies at Overnight Roost on Lake Erie

October 19, 2017

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Late, Great Migration

Monarch butterfly silently crossing the sky in Villas del Poniente, Nuevo Leon

October 25, 2017

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All Eyes on Texas - and Mexico

Massive Arrival at the Sanctuaries!

October 30, 2017

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Massive Arrival

Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Season Begins

November 9, 2017

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Overwintering Begins

Monarch butterflies at winter sanctuaries in Mexico

December 1, 2017

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The Overwintering Season

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