Pacific Grove, CA., 1983. Monarch butterflies winter at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. Sadly, nature’s beautiful Monarchs are not in Pacific Grove year-round. These butterflies typically arrive in mid-October and leave in mid-February. Pacific Grove, CA., is one of the few sites in California that regularly counts the number of monarch butterflies. The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus).

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Pacific Grove, CA., 1983. Monarch butterflies winter at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. Sadly, nature’s beautiful Monarchs are not in Pacific Grove year-round. These butterflies typically arrive in mid-October and leave in mid-February. Pacific Grove, CA., is one of the few sites in California that regularly counts the number of monarch butterflies. The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus).

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