Monarchs

[waterrat]

The last three days they're everywhere. It's been a while since we've been in the middle of things, regarding this migration. What are y'all seeing? I used to love to see their grand passage, and its signal to fall.

 

[Grif]

None here.

 

[Wareagle1011]

Been seeing a few in OH. Atleast I think they are monarchs. Thats good though werent they starting to disappear at one point?

 

[bill cooksey]

Been seeing a few in OH. Atleast I think they are monarchs. Thats good though werent they starting to disappear at one point?

They aren’t doing so hot.

 

[bird junkie]

I haven’t seen any here in years. I planted a bunch and I mean a bunch of milk weed along field edges and did a couple 20’x20’ plots about 6-7 years ago have plenty of milk weed no monarchs.

 

[Farm4wildlife]

Not at all the numbers I use to have, but I see them pretty routinely. Sometimes up to a dozen in areas.

At one point while I was bush hogging some pastures next to some of my wildlife areas it was like a Monarch orgy. They were flying around hitched all over the place.

 

[Farm4wildlife]

I haven’t seen any here in years. I planted a bunch and I mean a bunch of milk weed along field edges and did a couple 20’x20’ plots about 6-7 years ago have plenty of milk weed no monarchs.

Where did you source the seed?

I don't at all get wrapped up in local cultivars with natives, except for milkweed because a migration is timed on it.

I largely don't plant it for people. I spent a few years collecting it, that's where a lot of the VA ecotype common milkweed came from that's available now.

Most of my projects have milkweed around and in doing a restoration it will pop up once the field is sprayed.

 

[bird junkie]

Where did you source the seed?

I don't at all get wrapped up in local cultivars with natives, except for milkweed because a migration is timed on it.

I largely don't plant it for people. I spent a few years collecting it, that's where a lot of the VA ecotype common milkweed came from that's available now.

Most of my projects have milkweed around and in doing a restoration it will pop up once the field is sprayed.

I collected from local plants. I had access to a place that had about a 3 acre patch.

 

[Farm4wildlife]

I collected from local plants. I had access to a place that had about a 3 acre patch.

Perfect.

I have gobs of it, anyone up your way needs some just let me know.

 

[GUNNERX2]

I've not seen any in northern middle TN. Various swallow tails are about all that I see around here.