We had one on May 21st! I already posted the sighting on Journey North...
Has anyone else seen their 1st Monarch yet?
Sure have! Had mine on May 11. They edited my photo into my report for me . That was cool!
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Well, what the heck, I STILL haven't had a single one, and my garden is full of milkweed that husband wants to pull.....
Nanny,
That's great! Ours didn't land on anything, so I couldn't take a pic...just flew from the front yard, over our house, to our backyard and was heading NE
Thea,
Hopefully you'll see one soon! :)
I spotted my first one on the 15th of may.
I've only seen Monarchs twice this year here in my neck of the woods. Both times a mama left eggs.
I raised and released 22 this spring and now have six new babies in the enclosure. I'm hoping to find more babies as I know the mama recently laid a lot of eggs just before a big storm hit. Either something is eating the eggs, some washed off in the storm or I'm just not able to spot them. We have wasps so any little cats left outside are usually taken. I should have gone out immediately after she left and gathered eggs.
Also have some pipevine Swallowtail cats but have not seen one black swallowtail this spring.
Mary
So far, I don't have any yet. Mary, please direct those purdies down my way.
another one today.....I really hope to find some eggs.
none here yet.....arrrrghhhhhh.......
Just saw the first one this week of May 1st 2010
Saw our first monarch June 1st here in the Fox Valley.
PS But have only seen the Baltimore Orioles a few days, two weeks ago--now nothing. ???
I saw a Monarch in Albuquerque NM, but not here at home yet.
I've been seeing the Monarchs down here for months. Are they ever not present in this area?? The caterpillars eat the butterfly weed at Home Depot in just a matter of days. I wonder if they'll discount the eaten plants???
I've been seeing a monarch here and there for a few weeks. I wish I had kept track of the dates.
The sightings seemed awfully early to me but I forgot to follow up on Journey North and Ohio Lepidopterists. Oh well....
I had 2 today in the garden but I haven't found any eggs or cats.
Yes, for several weeks now in Central Tx.