Project Name
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
Access Level
By Request
Year started
1990
Year Ended
The Monarch Butteryfly Census was added to the LPBO protocol in 1990
Data from the one hour Monarch Butterfly Census conducted daily at two locations at Long Point Bird Observatory during fall migration.
Fall Migration
Long Point Bird Observatory in Southern Ontario.
Monarch Butterfly
To generate counts for use in long-term population monitoring of Monarch Butterflies.
Fall migration of monarch butterflies is monitored at two sites on Long Point: the Tip, at the eastern end of Long Point, and Breakwater, about 15km west of the Tip and closer to the base of the peninsula
Long Point Bird Observatory. 2025. "Canadian Migration Monitoring Network". Data accessed from NatureCounts, Birds Canada.