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Pearl & Axel report from their cabin in Marcell, MN #phenology

"while we were swimming we saw an osprey dive down into the water to catch fish"

also a wolf spider with an egg sack

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Long lake Conservation Center in Palisade, MN #phenology

Finn & Sawyer report common bladderwort, yellow pond-lily, dragon's mouth orchid, grass pink orchid & more!

painted turtles sunning on logs

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Pine point from white earth reservation made a trip to Long lake CC in Palisade, MN #phenology

tent caterpillars everywhere

loons and otters and leeches in the lake

unplug, get outside, go canoeing and LIVE CONNECTED!

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thomas went to Long lake conservation center in Palisade, MN this week #phenology

large hatch of dragonflies emerging from the lake - most common was a widow skimmer - black and white and large

they won't go hungry, that's for sure!

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North Shore Comm School Duluth, MN #phenology

milkweed 6-8" tall

apple trees and lilacs starting blooming

Brown black bear spotted eating fallen bird seed - keep your garbage in a sheltered area

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Long lake conservation center in palisade, MN #phenology

bog siting of marsh marigolds, bog rosemary, leatherleaf, and the first fluffs of cottongrass

"we felt the soft new needles and tiny purple cones of the tamarack"

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Final report from Shakopee, MN west middle school #phenology

tadpoles
willows dispersing seeds
tartarian honeysuckle - an invasive
blue phlox
marsh marigold

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Grand Rapids, MN

Look for white booms of the Juneberries - they bloom synchronously; all blooms at once

but fruit is asynchronously

latimer suggests you harvest the berries, they are delicious!

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it takes a special group of kids to identify & count 21 slugs

from Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade, MN #phenology

world became green seemingly overnight

beavers busy, spiders & tri-colored bumblebees

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Eagle View Elementary #phenology from Pequot lakes, MN

we have been learning about all the sounds frogs & toads make

lots of spring peepers & we found a wood frog

at night the frogs are SO LOUD!

be tick smart & check for ticks when you've been outside

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baxter, mn elementary #phenology

on 5/8 maple bud broke

on 5/13 lilacs leafed out

on 5/8 apple trees leafed out

seen lots of turtles, deer scat, grasshopper, woolly bear caterpillar

lots of ticks!

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Shakopee West Middle School, MN #phenology

all about flowers, flowers, flowers
& bugs, bugs bugs

cherry blossoms have lavishly burst into flowers & sweet smells

in bloom: lilacs, hepatica, large white trillium

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We're talking about the Bee Atlas project from U of MN Bee Lab tune in at 8:40

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Grand Rapids, MN #phenology

ovenbirds are back calling "teacher teacher teacher"

rose breasted grosbeaks back

brown thrasher - they are incredible singers

Akeley, MN silver wren, palm warblers, black and white warblers and more

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Latimer from GrRapids, MN #phenology

tamaracks beginning to show green on their facicles

red maples are budding - if there's a bit of yellow on the flower, it's male, if they are red and they have some fingers sticking out they are female

peepers 14 days late

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Latimer from GrRapids, MN #phenology

leafing out (stem of first leaf emergest - petiole):

red elderberry
nannyberry
canada fly honeysuckle

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Eagle View Elementary in Pequot lakes, MN #phenology

3rd grade learning diff between lichens & moss

2 beavers on rice lake, very busy cutting trees & dam getting big

spring peepers loud at night

Oscar, a 1st grader, brought in frog eggs - now 40 tiny tadpoles

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North Shore Comm School in Duluth, MN #phenology

red dogwood along ryan road by school now visible because snow is gone

frogs making a ruckus - they croak to attract a mate

hermit thrush singing in school forest

ruby crowned kinglets, yellow bellied sapsuckers

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Crooked lake elementary visited Long lake conservation center in Palisade, mN #phenology

garter snakes in good numbers

blue jays, white throat sparrows, yellow rumped warblers, woodcock

a number of ticks found - a mean one pulled off a kid

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