Everywhere you look (and most places you don’t), snow is melting and the calls of migratory waterfowl ring through the evening quiet. Early spring is advancing with a quickening pace as we move into mid-March and will soon turn to an all-out sprint as we approach April. Whether you love birds, budding trees, butterflies, frogs, chipmunks, or Bald Eagle chicks, it’s the perfect time of year to get out and watch the seasons shift!
Topics
- Introduction (0:00-0:24)
- Seeing spring (0:24-1:02)
- Geometer and brown moths emerging (1:02-3:55)
- Awaiting spring butterflies (3:55-6:46)
- Pussywillows and aspens budding (6:46-9:21)
- Chipmunks emerging (9:21-10:39)
- Magpie sighting (10:39-11:02)
- Trumpeter Swans returning to nesting grouds (11:02-11:47)
- Canada Geese migrating (11:47-12:17)
- Eastern Meadowlark sighting (12:17-13:09)
- Bald Eagles incubating eggs (13:09-16:40)
- Deer ticks emerging (16:40-18:11)
- Conclusion (18:11-18:41)
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).
