Thanks to Phil Maynard, I now know that like swallows to Capistrano, migrating Monarch butterflies stop over in Richmond. I have seen the Monarchs in Pacific Grove and Monterey, but little did I know they were staying over in our own neighborhood. Check out the website http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2000/11/08/monarch.html.
Monarchs Return to Richmond Field Station
November 7, 2004