Sunday, January 21, 2018

Phenology Calender

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Sportsmen Brian Parenteau with another nice Pike in 2018

Third Week of January

A turtle's metabolism slows almost to zero and these animals can survive in the mud at the bottom of streams where there is very little oxygen.

If the snow is not too deep, look for the fruiting stalks of ostrich fern. They're feather-shaped and the stalk has a deep groove. You might want to return in May to pick the edible fiddleheads.

Raccoons will be out and about during warm spells. They're dormant when it's cold but they don't really hibernate.

Fourth Week of January

The tufted titmouse isn't likely to be in a flock of its own species but will often join a chickadee flock.

Look for redpolls in the ragweed patch.

Cedar swamps provide cover and food for deer. Moose don't like cedar; for them it's starvation food.

Male dark-eyed juncos are wintering farther north than the smaller females.
Source: Virginia Barlow

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