Just a few minutes ago, I saw my first big Monarch Butterfly of the year heading north. From the mountains of Mexico to Dallas seems to be pretty much on time. This was a big one too.
16:50 Hours just saw my second one on the same route as the first reporting. Migration is a go.
03-18-23 14:00 hours sighting of a large single Monarch on the trails of the Bush Presidential Center on the campus of SMU.
03-23-23 13:00 hours sighting on a single Monarch flying N to NE at about 20 feet above ground where the winds were at that altitude 15-25 MPH.
On Saturday (3-18-23) while at the George Bush Presidential (43) Center, a lady from San Antonio was telling me that they get hords of butterflies when migration starts and then as they move north they fan all throughout the Central Flyway. Which makes a lot of sense because of the winds moving from the North Mexico Mountains seem to shift about San Antonio to a more north by northeast direction. At any rate, the migration is underway this year. Although, I have yet to see the multi-numbers at one time, having seen only single Monarchs thus far to date.
03-27-23. Saw yet, another single Monarch. Heading on an East wind. As I have stated before, what concerns me this year is that normally by this time, there should be hand fulls sighted in the same area and at the same time. I just have not seen that at this location thus far. Hopefully, every thing is well with the Spring Migration.
04-01-23. Saw just one single today. I just have not seen the clusters that usually are showing up by this time.
