The Monarch Monitoring Project is a long-term study on monarch migration through Cape May, NJ. It is a part of the New Jersey Audubon Research Department, and closely affiliated with the Cape May Bird Observatory.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Monday morning update

We are seeing the biggest numbers of monarchs of the season thus far at Cape May Point this morning, with good numbers both along the dunes, feeding on seaside goldenrod, and also in various private gardens.  Winds are ideal for monarch movement, but we don't know if there will be more monarchs arriving or departing this afternoon, or perhaps equal numbers of both.  We don't know how it will be in a few hours, but right now there's a pretty good monarch show happening.  Visit any of the dune crossovers in the community of Cape May Point to watch them, but remember, never leave the formal pathways and walk into the dunes, it's not just harmful to the environment, it's actually illegal.

Monarchs on Vitex ("Chaste Tree") in private garden

Monarch on seaside goldenrod in Cape May Point

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