Could be; but recall that Klots as far back as 1951 wrote that “…Perhaps a few adults remain to overwinter in the North…”
Alex
From: Vermont Butterfly Survey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 9:24 AM
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Subject: Re: A late Monarch
That was my well-after-the-sighting thought, too. Before moving to Vermont, I lived near Hazleton, Pa., where one of the best known Monarch farmers lives, selling his goods for release at weddings, even in the dead of winter.
Alan
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Kent McFarland <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
With the popularity of releasing monarchs at events, we can't be sure of the origin of this one. I rather doubt this is a natural monarch given the temperatures the regions has had .
Kent
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On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Alan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
While on my fitness walk into and through the town of Essex Junctioin, Chittenden County, today, I spotted a southbound Monarch. The time of day was 1315. The location was 25 or so feet off Vermont highway 2A about 30 yards uphill and to
the south of the Winooski River shore.
This is, by far, my personal latest for Monarch. My previous late-date, about 30 miles south of the city of Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania, was Nov. 7.
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