Burlington Phenologists,

Thank you for your continued contributions to this project! In the last two weeks we have logged observations of muskrats and a double-crested cormorant, both of which were the first sightings of these species in 2020.

In June be on the lookout for flowering basswoods and purple-flowered raspberries, white pines shaking off pollen, and cottonwoods letting their fluff fly. Caterpillars, moths, and butterflies are also becoming more common, of which we are tracking the mourning cloaks, Isabella tiger moths, black swallowtails, and monarchs.

The most up-to-date drawing of the clock will always be found here on the Wildways website:
https://burlingtonwildways.org/projects/burlington-seasons-clock-2020

Just a reminder, this is a Burlington based project, and only observations found in the city limits are added to the project. While I was excited to record the banter of spring peepers a few weeks ago at Woodside Natural Area, that's in Essex and the iNaturalist Burlington peeper count this year remains at zero.

-Gustave Sexauer
Burlington Wildways

Burlington Phenologists,

As we approach the solstice, summer ecology is hitting it's stride with trees in full leaves, butterflies aflutter, and weeds over your head in boggy areas. Since last time, we have had observations of eastern cottonwood fluff (hard to miss where the trees are present), mourning cloak caterpillars, common milkweed, and purple-flowered raspberries in bloom. As more and more caterpillars appear, keep your eyes on the milkweed to see if you can get the first sighting of a monarch in Burlington this year!

View the clock here:
https://burlingtonwildways.org/projects/burlington-seasons-clock-2020

-Gustave Sexauer
Burlington Wildways