Phenology
Phenology is the study of the timing and changes of the season.
You can keep a record on your Phenology Charts and return to Nancy Condon or email Tom Condon with any sightings which will be posted here
Watch the Monarch Butterflies as they return to North America
| The 2020 Reports | |||
| Date | location | observations | comments |
| 2/19/20 | West Suffield WMA, CT | Turkey Vulture | This was the 1st TV sighting of the year |
| 3/7/20 | General Knox Road, Russell, MA | Snow Drops in Bloom | |
| 4/1 | Otis Reservoir | Buffleheads | |
| 5/8 | Stanley Park, Westfield | Wildflowers in bloom:
Wood Anemone Downy yellow violet Sweet white violet Jack-in-the-pulpit Dwarf Ginseng Bird’s foot violet Toothwort Foamflower Wild Ginger Bloodroot (one blossom most others have gone to seed) Purple Trillium Dwarf cinquefoil Pearly Everlasting |
Entered through WSU South Lot Parking |
| 5/13 | Tolland State Forest | Wildflowers in bloom:
Thyme-leaved bluets Spring Beauty Trout Lily Dwarf Ginseng Wood Anemone Bellwort Purple Trillium Painted Trillium Hobblebush Serviceberry Birds: Ovenbird Solitary Vireo Black Throated Blue Warbler |
Along the Farmington River Trail |