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Phenology Report: Breaking bud

Close up of flower and leaf buds on a red maple tree
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Flower buds start to open and reveal flower parts on a red maple.

During the Phenology Report for the week of April 29, Staff Phenologist John Latimer covers bud break, incoming and outgoing birds, eagles nesting and more.

This week, John Latimer gives us a list of tree and flower buds to look for, plus stories about various birds. It's also time to start listening for frogs!

Show notes

  • Introduction (0:00-0:39)
  • What constitutes bud break (0:40-1:07)
  • Lilac buds (1:08-1:40)
  • list of trees that have broken bud (1:41-2:20)
  • looking at bud break (2:21-2:40)
  • Tamaracks greening up (2:41-3:01)
  • Flower buds (3:02-4:03)
  • Incoming/outgoing birds (4:04-5:00)
  • Story about John's son-in-law and grouse (5:01-6:40)
  • Bald Eagle nest (6:41-7:57)
  • Frogs (7:58-8:21)
  • Maple pollen and flowers (8:22-10:48)
  • Trembling Aspen catkins (10:49-11:47)
  • Outro (11:48-12:19)

What have you seen out there? Let us know: email us at comments@kaxe.org or text us at 218-326-1234.

That does it for this week! For more phenology, <b>subscribe</b> to our Season Watch Newsletter or visit the Season Watch Facebook page.

Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

Charlie Mitchell (she/they) joined KAXE in February of 2022. Charlie creates the Season Watch Newsletter, produces the Phenology Talkbacks show, coordinates the Phenology in the Classroom program, and writes nature-related stories for KAXE's website. Essentailly, Charlie is John Latimer's faithful sidekick and makes sure all of KAXE's nature/phenology programs find a second life online and in podcast form.


With a background in ecology and evolutionary biology, Charlie enjoys learning a little bit about everything, whether it's plants, mushrooms, or the star-nosed mole. (Fun fact: Moles store fat in their tails, so they don't outgrow their tunnels every time conditions are good.)