As Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and California receive several feet of snow this week, I have seen my first native bee of the year a few minutes ago in New Mexico. Thus, let’s kickoff spring! Southern Hemispher-ites are welcome to post autumn-themed sightings. [AAA7834]

Listing firsts for the year today that I missed: first Andrena male, 2 Archiearis parthenias, bittern calls, 2 singing wrens.

Managed to get out today for a bit: got a few new observations of Green-winged Teal and an American Widgeon. Red-winged Blackbirds were out in force as well. Still need to edit the most recent rounds of photos so that I can post them. …which will be a good project for the upcoming week, given that …

Maple sap has turned buddy, and crocus is ready to bloom, daffodils are up. I won’t be surprised if we get snowed again, after all, it is spring in Michigan! Funny how we acclimate to the cold: beginning of winter at 32 degrees (freezing) it takes 3 or 4 layers of clothes to go to the mailbox… by M…

Last year the first Carson Valley monkeyflower I found was on March 20th. This year I went to the same spot once the snow had melted (March 27th) and there were only tiny cotyledons coming up. Everything seems to be running 2-3 weeks behind thanks to our extra cold and snowy winter. Last year’s flo…

Cultivated New Mexico olive trees are blooming in several yards nearby while mine are barely breaking bud. A few apples trees blooming here too. First alate of the year - carpenter ant - this week [image]

New England moth season progressing rapidly into the typical first brood spring species and the late spring specialists like Orthosia revicta, Psaphida electilis, and Lycia just emerging. Probably an interesting mix coming up with the remains of the early spring species hanging on and some of the e…

[PXL_20230415_110548996] Found the first orchid in bloom for the year. And so it all starts all over again, there’s this trail of orchids to follow now to see them all in bloom and it will fill all the weekends for the next several months, each week a new species will start blooming… I’m not addic…

Here in the DC area, I’ve spotted blue-gray gnatcatchers, eastern Phoebes, and heard towhees calling. This spring, however, I’m also observing insects more closely than ever before, and have spotted a vast variety of species out for spring, including: A bee fly A European hornet Tiger swallowtails …

First flowers opened on Linus lewisii and common lilac in my garden this weekend New Mexico olive, redbuds, and several native species of Ribes are blooming across central NM Many Salticidae are one molt away from adult form here

Northern Hemisphere Spring 2023 Phenology Discussion

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lynnharper April 12, 2023, 3:01pm 40

Last night was the first night here that was warm enough and dry enough I could set my moth traps. Checking the traps in the morning makes me so happy!

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