That's interesting, Martha! I've never studied monarchs, know next to nothing about their migration. I just assumed since I get fall monarch cats so often and spring ones almost never, that they were on their way back to Mexico. I HAVE read about south Florida having their own population of monarchs - maybe some actually move out of Florida for a while, then return to Florida, making my area a part of their northern territory? I live in southeast Mississippi, about 35 miles north of the Gulf in the part that was once West Florida, which was geographically the panhandle extended to the Mississippi River in Louisiana, hence the 'Florida Parishes' in that state. Or maybe there are indeed some that don't go far north, just stay in the Deep South generally. I need to study monarch migration!

Sherry

Martha,

I almost always see the most egg laying Monarchs in late summer here in central Arkansas. I occasionally find Monarch eggs in the spring. Perhaps, as you suggest, some never migrate to the extreme northern range but hang around the mid section of the country. In the past few days, I've not found but a very few eggs, even though I spot at least one Monarch each day flying around my small garden. Their behavior is mostly a big mystery to me. I can now tell when there is an ELF looking to lay eggs by the way they flit around, touching all the plants. And if I get a good look, I can sex them. Beyond that, I'm still pretty much clueless. :-)

Mary