Heating Up
Things are heating up! We are near the hottest part of the calendar year, and this week will be another warm one in the Northeast. All of the hot temperatures and sunny days are only making it livelier for butterflies, reptiles, wildflowers, dragonflies, feeding early migrant birds…there is a lot to see outdoors right now! Our staff is hard at work in active field projects across multiple states every day of the week, educating children of all ages as well as adults, discovering unexpected, rare or endangered life, and making a difference in pushing forward a passion for the...
Read MoreGoodbye March Sky
As we say goodbye to March and its cold, dark and dreary skies we turn a hopeful eye to April when perhaps – after more chilly weather and possibly snow – we will see a return to normal climate conditions and much more life outdoors. March came in like a lion and and is leaving like a lion, but the sun will win. It always does. Warmth and growth are coming. Perhaps a lamb, too! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreTennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)
In only a couple of months Tennessee Warblers (Oreothlypis peregrina) will be here in our backyards, and yesterday’s blast of warmth was a lovely preview of what’s to come. The migrants are moving…what have you seen? Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreClimate Change in the United Kingdom
Around 20-30 plants should be flowering on New Year’s Day in the United Kingdom. This year there were 368 species in bloom. Three hundred sixty-eight. That is a strong 15% of all flowering plants and comes after 2014 was the warmest year on record in the UK. Now THAT is some changing climate.
Read MorePeepers say spring is here
I heard some signs of spring today, November 11, coming from the forest! That was a rather quick winter season, wasn’t it? There were Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) calling from the woodlands optimistically thinking we may be on the way to warmth. This photo shows a Spring Peeper tadpole starting to metamorph into a miniature froglet that Twan photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours global diversity project. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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