by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2022 | 2022, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Exploring Nature, Fish, Gamebirds, Hummingbirds, Mammals, Shorebirds
Ruffed Grouse eggs hatch in Virginia in late May. You may see them cross a forest road, if you drive through their habitat.May is peak migration for shorebirds at Cape May, New Jersey.The spring caribou migration is underway.Largemouth bass spawn when the water...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 5, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Crustaceans & Mollusks, Exploring Nature, Fish, Hummingbirds, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Reptiles & Amphibians, Water Life
In April and May, wildebeest herds move northwest to central Serengeti. They follow the new grass growth.April and May are times to hunt morel mushrooms in the mid-South and Midwest.Check vernal pools for fairy shrimp. They will soon be over for the year.Hang your...
by Kevin Shank | Feb 8, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Exploring Nature, Reptiles & Amphibians
Go out in February and early March and check wet-weather ponds. You might spy spotted or tiger salamanders laying their eggs. Look at night with a strong flashlight.Overseed food plots in February.Make frozen wreath with bird treats/seeds in a bundt pan.Beginning the...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 9, 2021 | 2021, 12 December, Birds, Exploring Nature
December through March is an especially good time to watch for Northern lights.Christmas Bird Counts are occurring this month.Make bird treats, and maintain feeding stations.Plan for and provide birds with a heated water supply, if you live in freezing climates.After...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 30, 2021 | 2021, 03, March, Exploring Nature, Reptiles & Amphibians
Photo © Kevin Shank Skunk cabbage is in bloom late winter and early spring.Woodcocks begin doing their courtship displays.Mid-to-late March grizzlies come out of hibernation.400,000-600,000 Sandhill Cranes visit Platte River valley in Nebraska. You can visit...
