Exploring Nature, March 2024
by Kevin Shank | Mar 5, 2024 | 2024, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Birds, Crustaceans & Mollusks, Exploring Nature, Freshwater, Gamebirds, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Shorebirds, Water Life, Wildflowers
- Woodcocks are doing their courtship displays. Listen for their loud peenting or beeping at dusk on warm evenings.
- Grizzlies come out of hibernation in mid to late March.
- Look for fairy shrimp and other aquatic life in vernal pools. Take water samples to view under a microscope or magnifying glass.
- In the Midwest, various species of grouse are displaying on their leks in the early mornings.
- Wildflowers are blooming in the deserts of the western United States.
- Snow trilliums bloom from late March to early April.
- It’s time to make maple syrup! Maple sap runs best when daytime temperatures are above freezing and nighttime temperatures are below freezing.
American Woodcock. Photo © Kevin Shank.
