Denise Gibbs, of the Chincoteague Monarch Monitoring Project is monitoring the migration daily at this migration hotspot. Check the site to find the migration rate each day.

• To date, migration has been the strongest this fall on September 20th, with an average of 84 monarchs sighted per hour.

This annual migration census is providing a long-term record of migration patterns at this migration hotspot. Located at the tip of a peninsula, monarchs congregate here in high numbers to avoid the over-water crossing.

Highlight: Fall, 2001-- September 20th
The strongest migration to date, with an average rate of 880 monarchs per hour! The previous day saw 350/hour. (Prior to this, September 19th was the strongest migration to date, with an average rate of 70 monarchs per hour.) More...