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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: June 2006
June 01, 2006
The scarlet tanager’s song is often described as sounding like a robin with a sore throat / Bumblebees are foraging from chokecherry blossoms / Keep an eye out for luna …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: May 2006
March 01, 2006
Birds sing most enthusiastically at dawn, perhaps to let it be known that they made it through the night and still control the territory. Or they may hope to catch …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: April 2006
March 01, 2006
Wild leeks are ready to eat / The monotonous cooing of mourning doves begins at the crack of dawn / The earliest mosquitoes have overwintered as adults and usually are …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: March 2006
March 01, 2006
Ravens nest on sunny, south facing ledges, well away from human intruders / Most of last year’s cattails have broken off, adding material to the soil at their feet / …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: February 2006
December 01, 2005
Hawthorn fruits are nobody’s favorite, but they stay on the tree and are valuable emergency food / Common mullein stalks may reach 7 feet high and remain straight as a …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: January 2006
December 01, 2005
January 3-4: Quarantid meteor shower peaks. The nearly new moon will set by mid-evening, making for good viewing conditions – even better after midnight / Birds don’t agree with us …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: December 2005
December 01, 2005
December 2: Orionid meteor shower peaks. The moon is new on December 1, which makes this an ideal year for viewing / Look in wetlands or roadside ditches for the …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: November 2005
September 01, 2005
Sharp-shinned hawks do well at birdfeeders and prey on birds as big as mourning doves or as small as pine siskins / Warm days bring chipmunks to the birdfeeder to …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: October 2005
September 01, 2005
Some deciduous trees do not contribute to autumn color. Apple, sycamore, and white oak leaves change from green to brown / Ganoderma tsugae, a red, woody conk with white pores …
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A Look at the Season’s Main Events: September 2005
September 01, 2005
A cold front followed by gentle northwest winds triggers many migratory birds to leave; look for hawks above the ridges, songbirds in the woods / New bumblebee queens winter over …
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