Dataset

Point Pelee Monarch Daily Roost Counts

About

Dataset summary

Monarch Butterfly Counts. Numerous locations around The Tip from the shuttle stop, south. Approximately a 2km walk. Unstandardized. Historically, a quick walk around the Tip was done to monitor Monarchs. Since 2017, Darlene has done a leisurely walk around several times to monitor and record all roost sites and weather covariates.

Season(s) and frequency

variable, generally from Labour Day to end-October evenings before sunset, variable depending on day/month

Partners

Parks Canada

Citation

Parks Canada. 2025. "Trinational Monarch Knowledge Network". Data accessed from NatureCounts, Birds Canada.