PHENOLOGY CALENDAR
Third Week of June
Staghorn sumac flowers are being visited by honey bees and many other insects.Fledgling barred owls are out of the nest but will continue to be fed by the parents until late summer.
The violet-blue flowers of pickerel weed will add color to shorelines from now till October.
Snapping turtles are laying eggs.
Fourth Week of June
Time to harvest cattail pollen. It adds flavor and color to pancakes and biscuits and is six to eight percent protein.Milkweed, a good source of nectar for honeybees, is blooming now.
Black-eyed Susan is now beginning its long flowering period.
Mother skunks may be taking their little ones, now about two months old, out at night to learn to find food. Source: Virginia Barlow
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