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Ripples 5/6/21

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Jessica JohnsrudMay 6, 2021

 by Jessica Johnsrud, Education Coordinator Recently I was weeding outside and noticed a couple of fuzzy black and yellow insects flying low to the ground. I initially thought they were bumblebees, but upon further inspection, I realized they were mining … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinators | Tagged ground, mining bee, spring, tunnel, vibrate

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

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