The Monarch Butterfly Migration Is Here!

This afternoon when I saw several spots of orange flitting in and out of the purple asters in my backyard, I knew the monarch butterfly migration was in full force.  Their distinctive orange and black features seem to glow in the fall sunshine.

Every time I see a monarch in the fall I remember one of my earliest assignments in my high school Earth Science class.  One day our teacher took us outside and lined us up about 15′ apart along one of the school drive ways that ran east to west on the property.  Our assignment:  count the monarch butterflies that flew in the space to our right.  …