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Phenology Report: Chipmunking around

An Eastern chipmunk parades its absurdly full cheeks through Falcon Heights in September, 2020.
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An Eastern chipmunk parades its absurdly full cheeks through Falcon Heights in September, 2020.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Aug. 6, 2024.

We are now well into August, and some folks are seeing early signs of fall. John Latimer says we shouldn't despair! He said, "It's all about gearing yourself up for what's coming and enjoying what's here while you're enjoying it."

Topics

  • Introduction/early signs of changing seasons (0:00- 2:24) 
  • Rose Breasted Grosbeaks migration (2:25-3:06) 
  • Hummingbirds (3:07-3:47) 
  • Sandhill Crane colt (3:48-5:48) 
  • Baby robins story(5:49-7:26) 
  • Chipmunk sounds (7:27-8:19)   
  • Dragonflies (8:20-9:20)  
  • Goldenrod (9:21 –11:48) 
  • Asters (11:49-13:52) 
  • Ragweed / Horse weed (13:53-14:52) 
  • Round leaf dogwoods (14:53-15:14) 
  • Hazel (15:15-16:05)   
  • Various berries (16:06 –16:27)
  • Spotted jewelweed (16:28 –16:54) 
  • Bunchberry (16:55-17:27) 
  • Milkweed and other swamp/water plants (17:28- 19:54) 
  • Conclusion (19:54 – 20:21) 

You can hear the full report above.

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, 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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