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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: surfinbird on July 10, 2013, 09:20:02 PM

Title: Red Admirals
Post by: surfinbird on July 10, 2013, 09:20:02 PM

Any idea what has happened to the red admirals this year ?  I haven't seen one yet. Other butterflies seem to be scarce as well .
Rob

Title: Re: Red Admirals
Post by: Tak on July 11, 2013, 12:23:24 PM

I haven't seen any Red Admirals or any Monarchs yet this year. I'm wondering if migration was terribly difficult this year and many of them died? We also have not seen anywhere near as many female hummingbirds. Some neighbours have reported they feel there are many fewer songbirds than usual. Non-migratory birds or those that only migrate when they need to seem to be in their usual numbers.

I sure hope to see a Monarch soon. It's worrying.

Title: Re: Red Admirals
Post by: Bird Brain on July 11, 2013, 09:19:29 PM

Hi.  I haven't seen any Red Admiral or Monarch this Summer either.  Usually see them at parks in Meadowvale and around the airport perimeter.

Title: Re: Red Admirals
Post by: surfinbird on July 12, 2013, 06:49:38 AM

I'm not sure that we will see many monarchs this year so lets hope that things get better for the rest of the summer .
Rob

Title: Re: Red Admirals
Post by: MEGHAN on July 13, 2013, 07:26:31 PM

I saw my first Monarch today at work fluttering around the Milkweed.
Ford Plant..south east Oakville.

Meghan

Title: Re: Red Admirals
Post by: Brian Bailey on July 14, 2013, 07:29:35 PM

I saw my first Red Admiral today in my backyard.  Quite a change from last year, when I was tripping over them from early May on.

BB

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Title: Re: Red Admirals
Post by: surfinbird on September 05, 2013, 08:17:43 PM

Well I finally saw a red admiral and a monarch in the same day . Holy cow .

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