Phenology
Phenology and Nature Notes by Discovery Center Staff
1/1/24: New year, no snow.
1/15/24: Finally a little snow on the ground
Winter: a few good snowfalls, we never groomed the ski trails and the snowmobile trails never opened.
2/24/24: Maple taps put in
2/28/24: Hardly any snow on ground
3/1/24: Geese at Powell Marsh
3/8/24: Red wing blackbirds, bohemian waxwings, pine siskins, redpolls are back
3/9/2024: Painted lady butterflies are out!
3/11/24: open water starting on Statehouse Lake
3/13/24: Cardinals singing in Woodruff
3/14/24: Johnn Jump-ups blooming!
3/15/24: Eagles collecting sticks for their nests!
3/16/24: Ice off on Statehouse Lake!
3/20/24: Ice back on Statehouse Lake!
4/5/23: Sandhill cranes flying over and calling, bear tracks are seen in the snow
4/7/24: Ice back off Statehouse Lake!
4/8/24: Brown creepers and winter wrens are back and calling
4/9/24: Spring peepers beginning to peep
4/10/24: Eastern phoebes and song sparrows singing
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