Update on the current status of the monarch listing process.
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Project Monarch is using radio tags that use a Bluetooth signal to connect to smartphones to transmit their location. 30 monarchs were tagged this year. You can track them using the Project Monarch Science app. Follow the link for pics and more info. www.capemaypointsciencecenter.org/project-mona...

As the peak of the migration passes and you wonder, "How will I study monarchs once the migration is over?", never fear. Monarch Joint Venture has online courses. Check out their "Monarch Nectar Hub" to learn about all things monarch.
learn.monarchjointventure.org?blm_aid=6429...

Check out this interactive map that shows how sun angle and migration success are related for monarch butterflies.
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Join us for Monarch Tagging Saturday, October 4th from 10am until 1pm at Seven Islands State Birding Park, led by our ZooCrew Teens! Last nets are loaned out at 12:30. Check the whiteboard in the Bluebird Barn for our location. Hope you can join us!

We tagged 4 more monarchs this morning and saw several more, mostly in the last 30 minutes! A big thanks to Vera for helping spot monarchs and lots of gulf fritillaries. We'll do it again this coming Wednesday 10/1 from 10am-12n, with the last nets loaned out at 11:30. Hope you can make it!

Monarch Tagging Today! 9/29 - Everything looks good so we're heading out to Seven Islands. We'll be there from 10-12 with the last nets being loaned out at 11:30. We'll be somewhere along the ADA trail, probably between the start of the lower field and the bridge. Come join us if you can!

Sorry everyone, but the unexpected rain this morning looks like it will continue into our session, with thunderstorms included in the forecast. We're going to cancel for today. Hopefully the weather improves for Monday.

Tagging tomorrow: Saturday, September 27th from 12-2 at Seven Islands SBP! Some of the forecasts are calling for storms after we finish, but otherwise it looks good. Check the board at the Bluebird Barn for our location, probably along the ADA trail towards the bridge. Hope to see you there!

Cancellation! Sorry everyone, but we're going to have to cancel Wednesday, September 24th due to illnesses in our department. We're still on for our next date: Saturday, September 27th. Hope to see you there!

We tagged 2 monarchs on Friday and 2 on Saturday, but we saw many more that managed to stay out of reach. The past few years it stopped raining in late August/early September and everything has dried up. This year is shaping up to be wetter, which bodes well for a longer season and more monarchs.

Monarch tagging dates and information are also posted at: tnstateparks.com/parks/events...

Pop Up Tagging Dates Are Here!
Free, no registration required
All dates are at Seven Islands State Birding Park
Wed. 9/24: 10-12, Sat. 9/27: 12-2, Mon. 9/29: 10-12,
Wed 10/1: 10-12
We'll have a limited number of nets to share. Feel free to bring your own if you have them.

The monarch southward migration has started! You can track the overnight roosts at Journey North. The roosts are better indicators of the migration status because not all monarchs start migrating at the same time. maps.journeynorth.org/map/?map=mon...

Check out this new podcast from The Future of Butterflies symposium. It's interviews with researchers in Europe and North America talking about butterflies in a changing world. Note: the link won't work until after midnight Eastern Daylight Time.
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Would you like to create native habitat in your yard but are afraid of getting cited by the city for an "overgrown lawn"? City of Knoxville has posted new Natural Landscape Guidelines to help you know what to do and what not to do. For more information, visit www.knoxvilletn.gov/cms/One.aspx...

Happy Pollinator Week! Be sure to get outside and look for butterflies! Here's a post from Zoo Knoxville about the Tennessee Butterfly Monitoring Network's research. You can help!
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