Spring Phenology

The students are bundled against the cold and are pointing to the tunnels.

Phenology Talkbacks: Suspicious screams, frozen tunnels and a whole lotta snow

John Latimer

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

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Read the Season Watch Newsletter for March 17, 2023

Sarah Mitchell

Changes in nature can happen fast: don't miss out! Take a peek at the Season Watch Newsletter.

A downward shot of a disturbance in the snow. At the bottom of the image is a large divot in the snow with marks at the side, showing where a grouse flew headfirst into the snow and bounced off the hard plastic walkway underneath. Moving up from the divot to the top of the image is a trough formed by the grouse as it got up and flew away: near the end of the trough there are large wing markings in the snow. A human boot is shown in the right lower corner of the image, and the words "Rough Landing" are superimposed on the left side.

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A rough landing for a Ruffed Grouse

John Latimer

John Latimer's weekly assessment of nature.

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Phenology Report: A rough landing for a Ruffed Grouse

John Latimer

John Latimer's weekly assessment of nature.

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Phenology Talkbacks: Students share mid-March observations, explore relationship between temp and attendance

John Latimer

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

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Season Watch Newsletter March 12th, 2023

Sarah Mitchell

Changes in nature can happen fast: don't miss out! Take a peek at the Season Watch Newsletter.

Two images are shown side-by-side. On the left is a treed hillside next to a road. The snow is partially melted off of the side of the hill. There is an annotation saying "South-facing slope" with an arrow pointing to the bare patch. The image is captioned "Aspect: The angle of a slope in relationship to the sun". The right-hand image shows a small tree trunk standing in deep snow. The snow has melted around the trunk of the tree. There are annotations showing "dark bark" and "White snow". It is captioned "Albedo: A surface's propensity to absorb heat energy from the sun."

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Phenology Report, March 7th 2023

John Latimer

John Latimer's official weekly assessment of nature.

A small falcon sits on a bare branch. It has vibrant colors, with steel-blue wings, reddish stomach and back, and a white head. There are dark vertical stripes on the head. It has a deeply curved, hooked beak. The image is captioned "American Kestrel".

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Phenology Talkbacks, March 7 2023

John Latimer

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports! Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather, and other wonders.