Monarch Butterfly Migration Route
Predictions and Results
Spring 2009
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Predict what will happen next! The first monarchs were reported on the dates shown in the following U.S. states and Canadian provinces. "New" means monarchs arrived during the past week. "From Mexico?" is a reminder to question whether this butterfly came from Mexico or from a wintering location on the Gulf or Atlantic coast.

  Order

Name of State/Prov. Where
I Predict Monarchs Will Arrive

Name of State/Prov. Where
Monarchs Actually Arrived

Date of Arrival

1st  . Texas Before March 3
2nd   . Louisiana March 6
3rd   . Arkansas March 18
4th
 
Oklahoma March 23
5th   . Mississippi March 24
6th   . South Carolina
March 30
7th   . Florida
April 2
8th   . Tennessee April 8
9th   . Alabama April 7
10th   . Georgia April 9
11th   . Kansas April 10
12th   . North Carolina April 12
13th   . Kentucky April 14
14th   Illinois April 17
15th   . Virginia April 19
16th   . Missouri April 21
17th   . Pennsylvania April 25
18th   . West Virginia April 25
19th   . Indiana April 26
20th   . Ontario April 26
21st   . New Jersey April 26
22nd   . Maryland April 27
23rd   . New York April 27
24th   . Ohio April 27
25th  . Connecticut April 30
26th  . Michigan May 1
27th  . Iowa May 3
28th  . Nebraska May 3
29th  . Wisconsin May 7
30th  . Massachusetts May 7
31st   . Minnesota May 15
32nd   Quebec May 15
33rd   Iowa May 17
34th   South Dakota May 20
35th   New Brunswick May 22
36th   New Hampshire May 26
37th   North Dakota May 27
38th   Vermont (New!) June 2
39th   Nova Scotia (New!) June 3
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