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Phenology
They rhythmic biological events as they relate to climate.

Phenology Talkbacks: May 16, 2017

Jim Gallagher via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch FB Page
Red Bellied Woodpecker

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Cherry School
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Roosevelt Elementary
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North Shore Elementary
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North Post
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Gracie and Sofia
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Each week we hear from young phenologyreporters across northern Minnesota (and a few not-so-young phenologists, too).  John Latimerputs those reports together and share them with out listeners every Tuesday during the morning show and it's one of our favorite things. 

This week, students and adults alike noticed so many exciting things outside including, but definitely not limited to: dragonflies, frogs, a blue spotted salamander, diving beetles,turkey vultures,blooming shrubs, a rose breasted grosbeak,and even a floating cattail mat on a lake!    

Keep your phenology thoughts, comments, suggestions and questions coming! We love hearing about what is happening in your neck of these northern woods!  Give us a jingle and leave a message at 218.999.9876, send an email, or connect with us on our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Facebook Page.  

As a mail carrier in rural Grand Rapids, Minn., for 35 years, John Latimer put his own stamp on a career that delivered more than letters. Indeed, while driving the hundred-mile round-trip daily route, he passed the time by observing and recording seasonal changes in nature, learning everything he could about the area’s weather, plants and animals, and becoming the go-to guy who could answer customers’ questions about what they were seeing in the environment.