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Phenology with John Latimer

Determined House Wrens twist and turn outsize sticks into their nests

By Charlie Mitchell
Published July 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT
A small bird with a yellow beak sings from an outdoor wall bracket.
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Teresa Veraguth via iNaturalist
A Northern House Wren sings in La Grand Township on June 7, 2026.

During the week of June 30, 2026, we enjoy reports of House Wrens, yellow irises, and red raspberries. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Roots and Wings Forest School in New York Mills

Roots and Wings Forest School phenology observations: June 30, 2026

Chad Kaddatz in Little Falls

Chad Kaddatz phenology observations: June 30, 2026

Saara Miller

Saara Miller phenology observations: June 30, 2026

Steve Cerkvenik

Steve Cerkvenik phenology observations: June 30, 2026

Listener observations

Listener phenology observations: June 30, 2026

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

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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
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.<br/><br/><br/>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.)
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