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The wonder of Spring is finally upon us. If you can learn a few Spring calls, it makes the experience even more glorious.
Below are four common spring calls. How many can you identify?
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4.
The answers to the birds call are:
- 2. 3. 4.
Chickadee Cardinal Robin Nuthatch
Male wood duck
Listen:
Eastern Bluebird
Listen:
Migrating Canada geese
male red-wing blackbird calling in the marsh. Listen for the “Okalee” call.
Listen:
A soaring turkey vulture
(photo by Mike Farrell)
Pussy Willows
A groundhog feeding in early Spring.
Mourning Cloak
Anglewing
Painted turtle sunning itself.
Hepatica is one of the first natives to bloom.
Bloodroot has finished blooming.
Trillium is at the peak of its bloom.
Chorus frogs started calling as soon as the ice went out of ponds.
Listen:
American Toads began calling at the end of April.
Listen:
Canada goose nesting on muskrat hut.
Canada Goose Family.
May 16, 2018
The first week of May the Orioles and Grosbeaks returned.
Northern Oriole – Put your orange slices out.
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Warbler Migration
The first wave occurred during the first week of May. There are still several species of warblers in our woods.
Yellow-rumped warbler
Yellow warbler
Blue-wing warbler
I love this site! The chorus of frogs is my favourite sound of spring.
May is my favorite month of the year! Singing birds and frogs are one of the primary reasons. Thanks for the look.
I love this posting D! So delightful and informative
Oh – the abundance and variety of life displaying its finest in the spring! Thank you Larry!
Beautiful! My young son and I just found bloodroot in our front yard, and I was trying to remember what it was called. I’m a nature/place-based writer myself, so I am thrilled to have found your website and work. I’ll check back!
Sounds of Spring and more. I love your website!