2001 Phenology
August 29 |
Pheasant crowing |
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August 25 |
Double rainbow over prairie |
August 18 |
Huge garter snake near barn, 115 Monarch Butterflies tagged |
August 8 |
70 degrees - ahh! |
August 1 - 4 |
90 degrees- ugh! |
July 17 |
Ground hog by barn, jackrabbit on prairie |
July 11 |
Mink seen on trails |
July 3 |
Fledgling robins |
June 22 |
Mink running along trails |
June 19 |
Bobolinks very active |
June 5 |
A Sparrow Day! LeContes, Clay Colored and Grasshopper Sparrows seen |
June 2 |
Wood Duck with 10 ducklings |
June 1 |
Flowers in bloom include: Canada Anemone, Blue-eyed Grass, Yarrow, Large-flowered Beardstongue and False Sunflower |
May 18 |
Blooming Flowers: Prairie Smoke, Hoary Puccoon, Golden Alexander |
May 12 |
Cliff Swallows |
May 10 |
Yellow Warblers singing |
May 4 |
Garter snake on trail |
May 1 |
White-tailed Jackrabbits still white |
April 25 |
White Pelicans on the move and 23 other species of birds |
April 23 |
Wood Frogs calling |
April 20 |
13 species of birds including: Goldeneyes, Scaup, Buffleheads and Song Sparrows |
April 17 |
Chorus Frogs calling |
April 7 |
Wooly Bear Caterpillars out |
April 5 |
Red-winged Blackbirds, Meadowlarks singing |
April 3 |
Pair of Canvasbacks, White-tailed Jackrabbit active |
March 31 |
Killdeer, Kestrel, Mallards and House Finches |
March 20 |
Great Blue Herons arrive |
March 12 |
Horned Larks arrive |
Feb. 22 |
Red fox active |
Feb. 10 |
Cottontail and White-tailed Jackrabbit tracks by the parking lot |
