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| Monarch butterflies and buckeye butterflies on golden rod during the migration peak. Taken by Katie Rittenhouse on October 8, 2015. |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Thursday, November 19, 2015
2015 Monarch Butterfly Summary
The monarch butterfly biologist, Angela Zappalla, finished the 2015 season
last week with a total of 345 butterflies tagged. One uncommon
butterfly that Angela spotted was a long tailed
skipper.The monarch biologist performs daily point count surveys at the
Kiptopeke hawk watch platform. Angela's high count
was around thirty butterflies in three hours during the peak of the migration.
