Phenology

Phenology

Phenology is the study of the timing and changes of the season.

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2024 Observations

DateLocation Observation Comments
2/20/24Springfield, MARobins in groups
3/2/24General Knox Road, Russell, MASnowdrops in bloom
Last ice gone on Russell Pond
3/23/24Mill Pond, SpringfieldCommon Mergansers pair
3/25/24Hampden, MAPair of Hawks
4/12/24West Suffield Wildlife Reserve,
West Suffield, CT
Northern Towhee
4/20/24Sanderson Brook Falls, Chester, MAPurple Trillium
Wild Ginger
Round Leaf Violet
Dutchman’s Britches
Squirrel Corn
4/21/24Sofinowski Preserve, Southwick, MAPurple Trillium
Celandine Poppy
Wood Anemone
Azure Bluets
Common Ramping-fumitory
4/23/24Mill Pond, SpringfieldEgret
4/27/28Knightsville Dam, Huntington, MAPurple Trillium
Bloodroot
Wild Oats
wood Anemone
4/28/24Upper Spectacle Pond, OtisAmerican Fly-Honeysuckle
Periwinkle
Purple Trillium
4/30/24Sanderson Brook Falls, ChesterRose twisted-stalk
Toothwort
Foamflower
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Hobblebush
Dutchman’s Britches
Squirrel Corn
Purple Trillium
Round-leaf Violet
Wild Ginger
Small-flowered Buttercup
Red berried Elder
Wood Anemone
5/1/24West Suffield Wildlife RefugeCommon Yellowthroat
5/4/24Knightsville Dam Road, HuntingtonBlack-throated Blue Warbler
Black & White Warbler
American Redstart
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Yellow Warbler

Serviceberry
Small-flowered Buttercup
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Ground-ivy
Wild Strawberry
Toothwort
Wood Anemone
Purple Trillium
Garlic Mustard
Squirrel Corn
Wild Oats
Sessile Bellwort
Common Blue Violet
Labrador Violet
5/5/24West Suffield Wildlife RefugePrairie Warbler
5/6/24West Suffield Wildlife RefugeBobolink
5/7/24West Suffield Wildlife RefugeEastern Kingbird
5/8/24Russell Watershed, Pine Hill Road, RussellBlue-headed Vireo
Wood Thrush
Oenbird
Scarlet Tanager
Blackburnian Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Pine Warbler
American RedStart
Black & White Warbler
5/9/24West Suffield Wildlife RefugeBrown Thrasher
5/11/24Bob’s Way, MontereyRed-eyed Vireo
Eastern Pheobe
Scarlet Tanager
Blue Jay
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat

Foamflower
Purple Trillium
Painted Trillium
Bluets
Hobblebush
Wild Oats
5/11/24Mill Pond, Old Acre Road, SpringfieldWild Turkey
5/12/24West Suffield Wildlife RefugeBaltimore Oriole
Indigo Bunting
Gay Wings
5/16/24Upper Spectacle Pond, Otisred eye vireo
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Great Crested Flycatcher
Ovenbird

Periwinkle
Garlic Mustard
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
White Baneberry
Small flowered buttercup
Blue Bead Lily
Round-leaved violet
Sweet White Violet
Foamflower

2023 Observations

DateLocationObservationComment
4/22Knightsville Dam roadPurple Trillium in bloomNatural History Link
4/23General Knox Road, RussellSmall Leaf Rhododendron in bloom
4/23Sanderson Brook FallsRose Twisted Stalk
Hobblebush
Dutchman’s Britches
Squirrel Corn
Purple Trillium

Black-throated Green Warbler
More Natural History Notes



Listen to the Black-throated Green Warbler’s song
5/3Sanderson Brook FallsWood Anemone
Foamflower
Dutchman’s Britches
Squirrel Corn
Purple Trillium
Toothwort
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Sweet White Violet
Dog Violet
Wild Ginger
Wild Oats
Trout Lily

Black-throated Green Warbler
5/6Bob’s Way, MontereyHobblebush
Purple Trillium
Sweet White Violet
Round-leaved Violet
Dog Violet
Wild Oats
Bluets
5/8West Suffield (CT) Wildlife RefugeBrown Thrasher
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
5/13Bob’s Way, MontereyFading Flowers:
Purple Trillium
Hobblebush
Flowers in Bud:
Indian Cucumberroot
Bluebead Lily
Solomon’s Seal
Canada Mayflower
Flowers in Bloom:
Painted Trillium
Sweet White Violet
Starflower
Wild Oats
Foamflower
Bluets
Birds:
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Veery
Red-eyed Vireo
Blackburnian Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Black-capped Chickadee
More Natural History Notes
5/14Knightsville Dam Road, HuntingtonFlowers in Bloom:
Golden Alexanders
Toothwort
Garlic Mustard
Dog Violet
Sweet White Violet
Wild Strawberry

Birds:
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Spotted Sandpiper
Chestnut Sided Warbler
American Redstart
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
Warbling Vireo

American Redstart


Baltimore Oriole in Belize this past February. He’s made the trip home.
5/15West Suffield (CT) Wildlife RefugeIndigo Bunting
Common Yellowthroat
Brown Thrasher
Eastern Towhee
5/21Russell Watershed, Pine Hill Rd, Russell, MAWild Columbine
White Baneberry
Wild Sarsaparilla

2022 observations

DateLocationobservationscomments
3/12Southwick Wildlife Management AreaEastern Bluebird singing
3/16General Knox Road, Russell, MASinging Tufted Titmouse 
3/17General Knox Road, Russel, MASnowdrops in bloom 
3/19Southwick Wildlife Management Area Wood Frogs active in vernal pool
3/19Wilbraham MA Spring Peepers singing
 3/29 City View BVD, Westfield, MA skunk cabbage emerging  
 3/30  General Knox Rd, Russell, MA Crocuses emerge 
 4/10  Nobleview, Russell, MA Coltsfoot in bloom 
4/12 General Knox Rd, Russell, MATrout lily leaves emerge
4/15Knightsville Dam upper road, Huntington MABlood Root in Bloom
Knightsville Dam upper roadGreater Yellow Legs
4/16Appalachian Trail south of Ice Glenn, Monterey, MATrailing Arbutus in bloom
4/23Steepletop Reservation (BNRC)Trout lily in bloom
4/23Steepletop Reservation (BNRC)Spring Beauty in bloom
4/23Steepletop Reservation (BNRC)Coltsfoot in bloom
4/24Steepletop Reservation (BNRC)Round-leaved Yellow Violet in Bloom
2/28General Knox RoadService berry in bloom
4/30Chester-Blandford State Forest
(Sanderson Brook Falls & H Newman Marsh Trail)
In Bloom:
Red Trillium
Trout Lily
Dutchman’s Britches
Squirrel Corn
Uvularia
northern white violet
round-leaved yellow violet
Hobblebush
Singing:
Blue-headed vireo
Black & White Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
4/30General Knox Road, RussellRhododendron in bloom
5/5Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CTEastern Towhee singing
5/7Mount Greylock (Jones Nose & CCC Dynamite Trails)in Bloom:
Purple Trillium
Trout Lily
Spring Beauty
Dutchman’s Britches
Blue Cohosh
Singing:
Purple Finch
5/8H Newman Marsh Trail, Chester, MAIn Bloom:
Purple Trillium
Painted Trillium
Trout Lily
Dutchman’s Britches
Squirrel Corn
Yellow round-leaved violet
Northern white violet
Dog volet
Hobblebush
In Bud:
Blue-bead Lily
Canada Mayflower
Foamflower
5/9Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CTEastern Meadowlark
5/10Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CTNorthern Mockingbird
5/12Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CTCommon Yellowthroat
5/13Knittel Conservation AreaIn Bloom:
Starflower
Blueberrry
Dog Violet
Bluets
Singing:
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
5/18Upper Spectacle Pond, OtisIn Bloom:
Starflower
Foamflower
Golden Alexanders
Common Blue Violet
Downy Yellow Violet
Vinca
White Banberry
Singing:
Scarlet Tanager
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

The 2022Reports

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