Ginny's Calendar - Archive
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: April 2007
April 01, 2007
Phoebes are back, often choosing nest spots where they will be disturbed, causing everyone to stop using the front (or back) door for a few weeks / Trees in flower: …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: March 2007
March 01, 2007
Snow fleas are out hopping on the snow / Buttonbush, a wetland shrub, often keeps its fruits until the many waterfowl species that eat them return in spring / Saw-whet …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: February 2007
December 01, 2006
Breeding season for skunks / For overwintering birds, it’s probably as bad as it gets: temperatures are still low, and food supplies are dwindling / Great horned owls are nesting. …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: January 2007
December 01, 2006
Jan. 3: the Quadrantid meteor shower usually has a sharp peak, lasting only about an hour / Time to appreciate frost – on windows, trees, rocks, or any other surface …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: December 2006
December 01, 2006
Grouse form coveys and roost in the lower branches of conifers, somewhat protected from wind and snow / Make a note of the location of the feather-shaped fruit stalks of …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: November 2006
September 01, 2006
November’s shorter and cooler days decrease transpiration and the water needs of trees, making it an excellent time to transplant / Most of the bird world has quieted down, though …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: October 2006
September 01, 2006
Look for the silhouettes of migrating birds as they pass in front of the full moon on October 7. The first two hours after the moon rises are the best. …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: September 2006
September 01, 2006
Birds may be frequenting the poison ivy patch, eating the white fruits and then spreading the seeds / The snowy white flesh of the giant puffball is delicious. Older, off-color …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: August 2006
June 01, 2006
The larvae of some green lacewings are wolves in sheep’s clothing. In colonies of woolly aphids, they disguise themselves by applying aphid wool to their backs, and, undetected, they feed …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: July 2006
June 01, 2006
The full complement of summery flowers is blooming: daisy, black-eyed Susan, sweet white clover, and red clover are a few that go especially well together / The first barn swallow …
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