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1/16/20 Ripples

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Jim KnickelbineJanuary 17, 2020

This morning, despite wind and 13 degree temperatures, an optimistic house finch sang his courtship song. Yesterday, out on the prairie on Woodland Drive, a rough-legged hawk sat perched in an ash tree.  Where birds are concerned, it seems that … Continue reading →

Posted in birding | Tagged birdwatching, convention, migration, spring, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology

Ripples 5/23/19

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Jim KnickelbineMay 23, 2019

Late May is a wondrous time in Wisconsin.  Deciduous trees and shrubs are cloaked in newly emerging leaves, and conifer branches are tipped with light green new growth.  Wildflowers burst from the ground and the first of the spring ephemerals … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged bird band, collisions, migration, spring

Ripples 2/14/19

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Jim KnickelbineFebruary 21, 2019

I am well on my way to becoming an “old timer,” although I’ve only been called that once by a student when I was visiting my daughter at UW-Madison. Once, so far, anyway.  That’s not a label that causes any … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged cardinals, chickadees, red-breasted nuthatch, spring, winter

Ripples 5/3/18

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Jim KnickelbineMay 3, 2018

I probably speak for many in saying that I don’t remember such a drastic change in weather in spring over such a short time before. I do remember the opposite during a November of long ago when we went from … Continue reading →

Posted in Seasons | Tagged adaptable, instinct, overcome, spring, storm

Ripples 4/26/18

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Nancy NabakApril 26, 2018

By Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator for Woodland Dunes It looks like an alien or possibly something that would have been featured in the “Little Shop of Horrors” movie, but it’s not alien. In fact, it’s quite native and great fodder … Continue reading →

Posted in Native Plants, Seasons | Tagged odor, skunk cabbage, spring, thermogenic

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