For many Americans, monarch butterflies are a sign of changing seasons. In the late summer and early autumn, the butterflies fly south, from Canada and the United States’ mainland to Mexico. But Darlene Burgess still keeps seeing the bright, colorful insects and she lives in Canada. Burgess keeps counts of Monarch butterflies at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario. As nice as this is to see, I really wish I wouldn't see it because they're running out of time, she said. It's really not good for them. Monarchs are not just staying in Canada. Groups of them have been seen north of the Mexican border, such as the American state of New Jersey. Their large numbers are not normal for late October. Monarchs normally arrive in Mexico around November first.
