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Phenology Report: Latimer thanks his 'spies all over the Northland'

Canada Geese swim behind cattails after sunset on Big Sandy Lake on April 6, 2024.
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Canada Geese swim behind cattails after sunset on Big Sandy Lake on April 6, 2024.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of April 9, 2024.

This week, John was gallivanting in Texas to see the eclipse.

Timestamps

  • Introduction (0:00-0:25) 
  • John’s eclipse adventures in Texas (0:25-6:40) 

    • Animals (1:00-3:09) 
    • Plants (3:09-5:02, Commelina erecta or erect dayflower 5:02-6:40) 
  • “I have numerous spies all over the Northland” (6:40-6:48) 
  • Birds (6:48-7:00, 7:08-8:48) 
  • Plants (7:00-7:08, 8:48-9:12) 
  • Conclusion (9:12-10:09) 

That does it for this week! For more phenology, subscribe 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).

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Charlie Mitchell (she/they) joined the KAXE team in February of 2022. Charlie creates the Season Watch Newsletter, writes segment summaries for the website, and coordinates our Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology project. With a background in wildlife biology, she enjoys learning a little bit about everything, whether it's plants, mushrooms, aquatic invertebrates, or the short-tailed shrew (did you know they can echolocate?).