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Category: Spring

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May 14December 1 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

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March 12November 30 Donna L. Long

Robins, Worms, and Rain

Male Cardinal in winter
February 26November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for March 2022

March 7March 9 Donna L. Long

Links to the Best Articles about Nature in Spring

Northern Harrier ( ) Photo taken by Donna L. Long
October 5November 30 Donna L. Long

Fall Raptor Migration: What You Need to Know (with video)

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August 31June 10 Donna L. Long

Bird Migration Facts

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), male (Dover Publications)
May 18November 30 Donna L. Long

The Dawn Chorus

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May 11January 28 Donna L. Long

Field Trip: Jenkintown Creek and a Not Quite Vernal Pool

amphibian larva - frog tadpoles. Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 20March 24 Donna L. Long

How to Tell Tadpoles from Salamander Larva

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana). Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 13June 25 Donna L. Long

How Cold-Blooded Frogs Survive the Winter and Emerge in Spring

Male Morning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa);NPS, Richard Lund,2002
April 6April 7 Donna L. Long

How Do Mourning Cloak Butterflies Fly in the Cold of Early Spring?

March 30March 24 Donna L. Long

Why are the First Flowers of Spring Often White or Yellow?

Spring starts on the forest floor.
March 23March 24 Donna L. Long

Spring Starts from the Ground Up

Skunk Cabbage in vernal pool. Crosswicks Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 9July 25 Donna L. Long

Vernal Pools

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 2June 23 Donna L. Long

Trout Lilies are Early Spring Ephemerals

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