2026 Monarch Report

26 October, 2026 - Reading time: ~1 minute

Summary: We were pleased to see our first adult arrive in early June but there was no evidence of laying eggs for over a month. The main migration arrived in late July and although we initially saw 18 adults, all of them did not stay around. The first egg was discovered on July 8th and the first caterpillar on July 11th. The caterpillar was instar 4 so obviously

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The web manager lives in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia and is retired from teaching at the university level. He is very much invested in nature and citizen science related to nature. This includes big trees, butterflies, birds, the stars, weather, and life in general. This takes him outdoors where he enjoys geocaching, bicycling, walking, and kayaking.