Monarcheology
Field notes from a citizen scientist, one generation of monarchs at a time.
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The Site
Monarcheology digs into monarch biology the way an archaeologist digs into a site — layer by layer, season by season. This is the working record behind that dig: field notes, tag data, garden guidance, activities for young naturalists, and the book itself, all in one place.
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Field journal & site log — provenance, in-situ notes, the day's find.
Dig kits, artifact ID cards, and a site map for the backyard.
Stratigraphy for seasons, a full assemblage of tag records, the yearly census.
Site preparation, habitat reconstruction, registering a field station.
A monograph in five strata, with a curator's note on what we've unearthed.
Fourteen eggs this week, three on a single stem — the most I've counted on one plant all season. Full notes in the Captain's Log.
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