Weekender July 12 & 13, 2025

[Rich]

Thanks Dave!
I agree with your last two sentences, they can fly  to us in the Midwest from the South and we get lost in a strange town without GPS!

Found this :

• Spring/Summer Generations:
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  These monarchs live for a relatively short period (2-5 weeks) as they focus on mating and laying eggs to produce the next generation. 
  
  
• Migratory Generation (Fall):
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  This generation, born in late summer or early fall, enters reproductive diapause and can live for 6-9 months. They are the ones that migrate south to overwintering locations. 
  
  
• Overwintering:
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  Monarchs overwinter in specific locations in Mexico and California, where they remain inactive until the following spring. 
  
  
• Spring Return:
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  In the spring, these overwintering monarchs become active, mate, and begin laying eggs as they move north, starting the cycle anew.