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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Raven11:11 on July 10, 2013, 08:39:45 PM

Title: Monarchs and other butterfies missing.
Post by: Raven11:11 on July 10, 2013, 08:39:45 PM

As an avid bird watcher and butterfly, all nature ~ zero as today. I have seen 2 yellow medium sized butterflies in the past 3 days. first all year. I also miss seeing grasshoppers, bees (all), several types of birds, preying mantis, peasant, coyote, and rabbits. All in Etobicoke. Plenty of them all in the 80's to mid 90's.

Zero Monarchs. usually we see a few a day here. this time.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekquin ... 59985.html (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekquinox/where-central-canada-missing-monarch-butterflies-gone-200359985.html)

Title: Re: Monarchs and other butterfies missing.
Post by: Bird Brain on July 11, 2013, 09:16:36 PM

Hi.  I haven't seen any Monarch yet this Summer either.

Title: Re: Monarchs and other butterfies missing.
Post by: MEGHAN on July 13, 2013, 05:30:33 PM

Saw my first Monarch today fluttering around the Milkweed here at work.
South East Oakville (Mississauga border)

Title: Re: Monarchs and other butterfies missing.
Post by: Raven11:11 on July 13, 2013, 05:47:12 PM

Not surprised when I here oakville, where I saw my 1st & ONLY EVER Ruby belly Hummingbird .. and I hear from here plenty species there.
Even my pals house on Kingsway in Etob., ton of birdies we NEVER see near / North of Humber College ... by the ravine /  H

foodsource , ? ???  :?:

Title: Re: Monarchs and other butterfies missing.
Post by: Howieh on July 15, 2013, 08:36:04 AM

Things may be picking up! Yesterday my son and I saw several monarchs on the Leslie Street spit.

Title: Re: Monarchs and other butterfies missing.
Post by: Axeman on July 25, 2013, 01:26:18 PM

No monarchs up north here....milkweed though....and there were fewer swallowtails during lilac season too...