By Matt Maloney
As we entered the autumnal equinox last week, the phenomena of migration hit a frenzy pitch for winged creatures. On Sept. 15, there were good numbers of monarchs funneling southward through Pinkham Notch on a sunny and windy day that kept them below the ridgelines of Mount Washington and Wildcat.
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