Phenology
Phenology is the study of the timing and changes of the season.
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2025 Observations
| Date | Location | Observation | Comments |
| 4/3/25 | Twiss St, Westfield | Wild Turkey | N. Brown |
| 4/28/25 | Spartan Lane, Westfield | White-throated Sparrow Cardinal | N. Brown |
| 5/2/25 | Black Brook Reservoir, Russell | Hobblebush Sessileflower Bellwort Dwarf gensing White crown sparrow Wood anemone | T. Condon |
| 5/3/25 | Bob’s Way, Monterrey | Bluets Common blue violet Hobblebush Sessile flower bellwort Purple trillium Jack in the pulpit Trout lily in seed Blue headed vireo Ovenbird Black and white warbler Black throated blue warbler Eastern towhee | T. Condon |
| 5/4/25 | Knightsville Dam, Huntington | Small flowered buttercup Jack in the pulpit Ground ivy Wild strawberry Black throated Blue warbler Black and white warbler American redstart Rose-breasted grosbeak Serviceberry Tooth wort Wood anemone Purple Trillium Yellow warbler Garlic mustard Squirrel corn Wild oats Common blue violet Sessile bellwort Labrador violet | T. Condon |
| 5/4/25 | Nobleview Outdoor Center, Russell | Sessile flower bellwort Dwarf ginseng Three leaf gold thread Painted trillium Star flower Hobblebush Sweet white violet Ovenbird Blackburnian warbler Wood thrush Pine warbler Black throated blue warbler | T. Condon |
| 5/7/25 | Upper Spectacle Pond, Otis | Scarlett tananger Chestnut sided warbler Black and white warbler Blackburnian warbler Red eyed vireo Black throated green warbler Ovenbird Periwinkle Jack in the pulpit White bainberry Purple trillium Foamflower Golden alexanders Sessile flowered bellwort Meadow rue Smooth yellow violet Sweet white violet Hobblebush | T. Condon |
| 5/12/25 | Ludlow High School | Beaver | N. Brown |
| 5/14/25 | South Lot, WSU, Westfield | Bugle weed Wood anemone Dwarf ginseng White banberry Common blue violet Sweet white violet Star flower Jack and the pulpit Canada mayflower Birds foot violet Foamflower Wild strawberry Solomon’s plume Ovenbird Catbird Great crested fly catcher Red eyed vireo | T. Condon |
| 5/18/25 | McCann Wildlife Refuge, Somers, CT | Celandine leaves, no flowers Wild Geranium Buttercup Skunk Cabbage Garlic mustard Canada mayflower Solomon Seal – past flowering Maple-leaved Viburnum Northern Star Flower Green False Hellebore Silver Blade Fern Christmas Fern Sensitive Fern | S. Gallup |
2024 Observations
| Date | Location | Observation | Comments |
| 2/20/24 | Springfield, MA | Robins in groups | |
| 3/2/24 | General Knox Road, Russell, MA | Snowdrops in bloom Last ice gone on Russell Pond | |
| 3/23/24 | Mill Pond, Springfield | Common Mergansers pair | |
| 3/25/24 | Hampden, MA | Pair of Hawks | |
| 4/12/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Reserve, West Suffield, CT | Northern Towhee | |
| 4/20/24 | Sanderson Brook Falls, Chester, MA | Purple Trillium Wild Ginger Round Leaf Violet Dutchman’s Britches Squirrel Corn | |
| 4/21/24 | Sofinowski Preserve, Southwick, MA | Purple Trillium Celandine Poppy Wood Anemone Azure Bluets Common Ramping-fumitory | |
| 4/23/24 | Mill Pond, Springfield | Egret | |
| 4/27/28 | Knightsville Dam, Huntington, MA | Purple Trillium Bloodroot Wild Oats wood Anemone | |
| 4/28/24 | Upper Spectacle Pond, Otis | American Fly-Honeysuckle Periwinkle Purple Trillium | |
| 4/30/24 | Sanderson Brook Falls, Chester | Rose 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 | |
| 5/1/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Refuge | Common Yellowthroat | |
| 5/4/24 | Knightsville Dam Road, Huntington | Black-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 | |
| 5/5/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Refuge | Prairie Warbler | |
| 5/6/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Refuge | Bobolink | |
| 5/7/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Refuge | Eastern Kingbird | |
| 5/8/24 | Russell Watershed, Pine Hill Road, Russell | Blue-headed Vireo Wood Thrush Oenbird Scarlet Tanager Blackburnian Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Pine Warbler American RedStart Black & White Warbler | |
| 5/9/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Refuge | Brown Thrasher | |
| 5/11/24 | Bob’s Way, Monterey | Red-eyed Vireo Eastern Pheobe Scarlet Tanager Blue Jay Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Foamflower Purple Trillium Painted Trillium Bluets Hobblebush Wild Oats | |
| 5/11/24 | Mill Pond, Old Acre Road, Springfield | Wild Turkey | |
| 5/12/24 | West Suffield Wildlife Refuge | Baltimore Oriole Indigo Bunting Gay Wings | |
| 5/16/24 | Upper Spectacle Pond, Otis | red 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 |