[EBB Sightings] butterflies

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Started seeing them 2 days ago up on Nimitz way on ridge of Wildcat Canyon 
park....Heading north in an endless procession..... Yesterday El Cerrito was 
inundated everywhere from Costco area at the Bay off Central into the hills. 
Stood on my deck for hours watching them. I Alerted KRON 4 about them both 
yesterday and today but alas The pope got the better of it. Unless I missed the 
broadcast. All Internet searches provided fun reports of the invasion from Mexico 
and the missightings as Monarchs. Apparently the San Fernando Valley no longer 
has human populations.... All Vanessa!!! All because of the big rains. My 
butterfly books all talk of the annual migration at exactly this time of year! But 
sheesh isn't it a wonder?? In 26 years of California living I have never seen 
such a thing. 
As a college student in Boston, junior year in September 1973, from my 
apartment window overlooking Commonwealth Avenue I witnessed an identical migration 
of real Monarchs. Heading south. For days on end it went on. I read later in 
life how the Cape May Area of New Jersey is the biggest bottleneck of both bird 
and Monarch winter migration on the East coast. My understanding is that in 
some years it is dangerous to drive because there is no visibility. I'm glad 
I'm sharing this wonder with all of you!
George McRae

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 was inundated everywhere from Costco area at the Bay off Central into the h=
ills. Stood on my deck for hours watching them. I Alerted KRON 4 about=20=
them both yesterday and today but alas The pope got the better of it. Unless=
 I missed the broadcast. All Internet searches provided fun reports of the i=
nvasion from Mexico and the missightings as Monarchs. Apparently the San Fer=
nando Valley no longer has human populations.... All Vanessa!!! All because=20=
of the big rains. My butterfly books all talk of the annual migration at exa=
ctly this time of year! But sheesh isn't it a wonder?? In 26 years of Califo=
rnia living I have never seen such a thing. 
apartment window overlooking Commonwealth Avenue I witnessed an identical mi=
gration of real Monarchs. Heading south. For days on end it went on. I read=20=
later in life how the Cape May Area of New Jersey is the biggest bottleneck=20=
of both bird and Monarch winter migration on the East coast. My understandin=
g is that in some years it is dangerous to drive because there is no visibil=
ity. I'm glad I'm sharing this wonder with all of you!

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