I have heard comments on the decline of quantities Monarch Butterflies this fall. I have also found a great decrease in the migration in the east on Long Island. The fall monarch nature trips also have found very few. I would appreciate it, if someone who is knowledgeable about this would care to comment. I have heard all kinds of speculations from birders, but no comments from those who study this, and are knowledgeable about the reason and have statistics showing how much this Monarch Butterfly migration is much lower than previous years. In fact I think the migration has been lower every recent year, but this year is the worst. Thanks for your input, I realize this is not birding, but I think it is of interest to birders. And Murphy --
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