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| Monarch Biologist, Rea Manderino, holding a Monarch Butterfly that she tagged with an indicator sticker. |
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| A Monarch Butterfly that Rea Manderino tagged with an indicator sticker. |
~Katie
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
2013 Monarch Butterfly Project
The Monarch Butterfly project has wrapped-up for the season. Monarch Biologist, Rea Manderino, managed to capture and tag 218 Monarchs despite the challenges she faced. The first challenge was a decline in numbers of Monarch Butterflies this year, due to a decrease of Milkweed in the mid-west. The second being the government shut-down, which interfered with her roost counts at Wise Point and prevented her from searching for Monarchs at Fisherman's Island and the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge for sixteen days.
~Katie
~Katie
