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 or you can use our new
Watch the Monarch Butterflies as they return to North America
| Date | Location | observations | comments |
| 3/12 | Southwick Wildlife Management Area | Eastern Bluebird singing | |
| 3/16 | General Knox Road, Russell, MA | Singing Tufted Titmouse | |
| 3/17 | General Knox Road, Russel, MA | Snowdrops in bloom | |
| 3/19 | Southwick Wildlife Management Area | Wood Frogs active in vernal pool | |
| 3/19 | Wilbraham 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, MA | Trout lily leaves emerge | |
| 4/15 | Knightsville Dam upper road, Huntington MA | Blood Root in Bloom |  |
| Knightsville Dam upper road | Greater Yellow Legs |  | |
| 4/16 | Appalachian Trail south of Ice Glenn, Monterey, MA | Trailing Arbutus in bloom |  |
| 4/23 | Steepletop Reservation (BNRC) | Trout lily in bloom |  |
| 4/23 | Steepletop Reservation (BNRC) | Spring Beauty in bloom |  |
| 4/23 | Steepletop Reservation (BNRC) | Coltsfoot in bloom |  |
| 4/24 | Steepletop Reservation (BNRC) | Round-leaved Yellow Violet in Bloom |  |
| 2/28 | General Knox Road | Service berry in bloom | |
| 4/30 | Chester-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 | |
| 4/30 | General Knox Road, Russell | Rhododendron in bloom | |
| 5/5 | Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CT | Eastern Towhee singing | |
| 5/7 | Mount Greylock (Jones Nose & CCC Dynamite Trails) | in Bloom: Purple Trillium Trout Lily Spring Beauty Dutchman’s Britches Blue Cohosh Singing: Purple Finch | |
| 5/8 | H Newman Marsh Trail, Chester, MA | In 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 | |
| 5/9 | Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CT | Eastern Meadowlark | |
| 5/10 | Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CT | Northern Mockingbird | |
| 5/12 | Suffield Wildlife Management Area, Suffield CT | Common Yellowthroat | |
| 5/13 | Knittel Conservation Area | In Bloom: Starflower Blueberrry Dog Violet Bluets Singing: Ovenbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler | |
| 5/18 | Upper Spectacle Pond, Otis | In 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 |   |