Elk Rapids Almanac - September 2019
September 4 - Sandhill cranes at the corner of Bates and Angell Road. An adult Sandhill crane (males and females look alike) with colts. -Kathie Carpenter.
September 19 - Sitting outside in the yard, I looked up and an eagle was soaring high over the treetops down to the bay. Later that week, I was driving through town, and an eagle glided toward the bay, flying just over the treetops. What a blessing to see this magnificent animal twice in one week. -Terri Reisig.
Note: GreenER presents “Eagles in the Lower Peninsula”, Saturday October 5, 9:00 a.m.,
Marina Pavilion. Community invited.
September 20 - The area we camped in was filled with monarchs! At Hog Island State Forest campground Near Naubinway, UP of Michigan. -Diane Butler.
September 21-Monarch butterflies near Birch Lake, getting ready for a long trip south. Safe travels! -Marcia Graham.
Monarch Butterfly migration covers upwards of 3000 miles across the North American continent, and is considered one of the greatest natural events on Earth. The subspecies Danaus plexippus is the only one that performs the great North American migration, leaving their summer breeding grounds in northeastern U.S. and Canada to reach overwintering grounds in southwestern Mexico. Migration begins in early thru late September in this area, depending on weather. These butterflies are increasingly under threat. In “Bringing Nature Home”, Dr. Doug Tallamy recommends we provide habitat in our yards by planting native species, specifically milkweed.
Note: Did you know grub killer kills monarchs? Did you know systemic pesticides currently can be applied to a plant at the wholesale level, and there's no way for the general public to know if neonicotinoids have been applied to the plant they are buying? If so, anything that tries to eat the plant will die, and any pollinator visiting the flower will perish. -Grand Traverse Butterfly House and Bug Zoo.
Track Monarch Butterfly Migration - Weekly Migration News: August-November, 2019.
Report your sightings each fall and spring, as the monarchs travel to and from Mexico. Track migration on real-time migration maps and follow the migration news. Fall migration extends from August to November; spring migration from March to June.
Find out what to report each spring and fall. -Arboretum, University of Wisconsin-Madison. VISIT Journeynorth.org to report sighting and learn more!
September 4 - Sandhill cranes at the corner of Bates and Angell Road. An adult Sandhill crane (males and females look alike) with colts. -Kathie Carpenter.
September 19 - Sitting outside in the yard, I looked up and an eagle was soaring high over the treetops down to the bay. Later that week, I was driving through town, and an eagle glided toward the bay, flying just over the treetops. What a blessing to see this magnificent animal twice in one week. -Terri Reisig.
Note: GreenER presents “Eagles in the Lower Peninsula”, Saturday October 5, 9:00 a.m.,
Marina Pavilion. Community invited.
September 20 - The area we camped in was filled with monarchs! At Hog Island State Forest campground Near Naubinway, UP of Michigan. -Diane Butler.
September 21-Monarch butterflies near Birch Lake, getting ready for a long trip south. Safe travels! -Marcia Graham.
Monarch Butterfly migration covers upwards of 3000 miles across the North American continent, and is considered one of the greatest natural events on Earth. The subspecies Danaus plexippus is the only one that performs the great North American migration, leaving their summer breeding grounds in northeastern U.S. and Canada to reach overwintering grounds in southwestern Mexico. Migration begins in early thru late September in this area, depending on weather. These butterflies are increasingly under threat. In “Bringing Nature Home”, Dr. Doug Tallamy recommends we provide habitat in our yards by planting native species, specifically milkweed.
Note: Did you know grub killer kills monarchs? Did you know systemic pesticides currently can be applied to a plant at the wholesale level, and there's no way for the general public to know if neonicotinoids have been applied to the plant they are buying? If so, anything that tries to eat the plant will die, and any pollinator visiting the flower will perish. -Grand Traverse Butterfly House and Bug Zoo.
Track Monarch Butterfly Migration - Weekly Migration News: August-November, 2019.
Report your sightings each fall and spring, as the monarchs travel to and from Mexico. Track migration on real-time migration maps and follow the migration news. Fall migration extends from August to November; spring migration from March to June.
Find out what to report each spring and fall. -Arboretum, University of Wisconsin-Madison. VISIT Journeynorth.org to report sighting and learn more!
Sand Hill Cranes. Photo: Kathie Carpenter
Monarch butterflies from UP. Photo: Diane Butler
Monarch butterflies from Birch Lake. Photo: Marcia Graham
