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Pearl & Axel report from their cabin in Marcell, MN #phenology "while we were swimming we saw an osprey dive down into the water to catch fish" also a wolf spider with an egg sack #kaxemorning

Long lake Conservation Center in Palisade, MN #phenology Finn & Sawyer report common bladderwort, yellow pond-lily, dragon's mouth orchid, grass pink orchid & more! painted turtles sunning on logs #kaxemorning

Pine point from white earth reservation made a trip to Long lake CC in Palisade, MN #phenology tent caterpillars everywhere loons and otters and leeches in the lake unplug, get outside, go canoeing and LIVE CONNECTED! #kaxemorning

thomas went to Long lake conservation center in Palisade, MN this week #phenology large hatch of dragonflies emerging from the lake - most common was a widow skimmer - black and white and large they won't go hungry, that's for sure! #kaxemorning

North Shore Comm School Duluth, MN #phenology milkweed 6-8" tall apple trees and lilacs starting blooming Brown black bear spotted eating fallen bird seed - keep your garbage in a sheltered area #kaxemorning

Long lake conservation center in palisade, MN #phenology bog siting of marsh marigolds, bog rosemary, leatherleaf, and the first fluffs of cottongrass "we felt the soft new needles and tiny purple cones of the tamarack" #kaxemorning

Final report from Shakopee, MN west middle school #phenology tadpoles willows dispersing seeds tartarian honeysuckle - an invasive blue phlox marsh marigold #kaxemorning

Grand Rapids, MN Look for white booms of the Juneberries - they bloom synchronously; all blooms at once but fruit is asynchronously latimer suggests you harvest the berries, they are delicious! #phenology #kaxemorning

it takes a special group of kids to identify & count 21 slugs from Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade, MN #phenology world became green seemingly overnight beavers busy, spiders & tri-colored bumblebees #kaxemorning

Eagle View Elementary #phenology from Pequot lakes, MN we have been learning about all the sounds frogs & toads make lots of spring peepers & we found a wood frog at night the frogs are SO LOUD! be tick smart & check for ticks when you've been outside #kaxemorning

baxter, mn elementary #phenology on 5/8 maple bud broke on 5/13 lilacs leafed out on 5/8 apple trees leafed out seen lots of turtles, deer scat, grasshopper, woolly bear caterpillar lots of ticks! #kaxemorning

Shakopee West Middle School, MN #phenology all about flowers, flowers, flowers & bugs, bugs bugs cherry blossoms have lavishly burst into flowers & sweet smells in bloom: lilacs, hepatica, large white trillium #kaxemorning

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We're talking about the Bee Atlas project from U of MN Bee Lab tune in at 8:40 kaxe.org #phenology mnbumblebeeatlas.umn.edu

Grand Rapids, MN #phenology ovenbirds are back calling "teacher teacher teacher" rose breasted grosbeaks back brown thrasher - they are incredible singers Akeley, MN silver wren, palm warblers, black and white warblers and more #kaxemorning

Latimer from GrRapids, MN #phenology tamaracks beginning to show green on their facicles red maples are budding - if there's a bit of yellow on the flower, it's male, if they are red and they have some fingers sticking out they are female peepers 14 days late #kaxemorning

Latimer from GrRapids, MN #phenology leafing out (stem of first leaf emergest - petiole): red elderberry nannyberry canada fly honeysuckle #kaxemorning

Eagle View Elementary in Pequot lakes, MN #phenology 3rd grade learning diff between lichens & moss 2 beavers on rice lake, very busy cutting trees & dam getting big spring peepers loud at night Oscar, a 1st grader, brought in frog eggs - now 40 tiny tadpoles #kaxemorning

North Shore Comm School in Duluth, MN #phenology red dogwood along ryan road by school now visible because snow is gone frogs making a ruckus - they croak to attract a mate hermit thrush singing in school forest ruby crowned kinglets, yellow bellied sapsuckers #kaxemorning

Crooked lake elementary visited Long lake conservation center in Palisade, mN #phenology garter snakes in good numbers blue jays, white throat sparrows, yellow rumped warblers, woodcock a number of ticks found - a mean one pulled off a kid #kaxemorning