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March 27 – April 2, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 26, 2017, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged box elder beetle, burning prairie, fox, henbit, ladybug, moths, muskrat, pussy toes, redbud, songbird, spiders, western chorus frog, wood rat. Leave a comment

March 6 – 12, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 5, 2017, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged animal tracks, Clinton, dogbane, Douglas County State Lake, drought, eagle, Hillsdale, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Perry Lake, Pomona Lake, redbud, waterfowl, western chorus frog, woodcock. 1 Comment

February 27 – March 5, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on February 26, 2017, in February, Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ant lion, Baldwin Woods, cardinal, Clinton lake, cottontail, coyote, crawdad, Douglas County State Lake, elm flower, evening primrose, honeysuckle, indiangrass, Loess Bluff National Wildlife Refuge, maple flower, mole, mourning dove, multiflora rose, Perry Reservoir, Pomona Lake, redtailed hawk, snow geese, spider gossamer, sunset, switchgrass, western chorus frog, woodcock. Leave a comment

February 20 – 26, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on February 19, 2017, in February, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bald eagle nesting, cottontail rabbit, coyote, elm buds, great horned owl nesting, maple bud, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, red fox, rue anemone, western chorus frog, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

March 14 – 20, 2016

March 14, 2016

This entry was posted on March 13, 2016, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baldwin Woods, brome, Clinton Reservoir, Douglas County State Lake, elm blossom, false rue anemone, forsythia, maple blossom, migration, oak hickory woodland, Perry Reservoir, raptor, rue anemone, toothwort, western chorus frog, wheat, woodland violet. Leave a comment

March 7 – 13, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

March 7, 2016

This entry was posted on March 6, 2016, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged animal tracks, Baldwin Woods, blue heron, Clinton Reservoir, Douglas County State Lake, duck, eastern red cedar, elm, gull, maple, phoebe, pollen, salamander, shorebird, Squaw Creek, turkey vulture, western chorus frog. Leave a comment

April 20 – 26, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

This entry was posted on April 19, 2015, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged apple-cedar rust, betony, chuck will's widow, coyote, dogtooth violet, elm, fish eggs, fox, gooseberry, maple, morel, muskrat, oak leaves, prairie burn, prairie violet, puccoon, rabbit, redbud, spring beauty, tadpole, western chorus frog, whippoorwill, woodcock, woodland phlox. Leave a comment

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Ken Lassman has been keeping this almanac for over a decade, He invites you to share your observations and photos in the comments section. You can find his book Wild Douglas County at The Raven Bookstore and The Community Mercantile in Lawrence.

Deer Hiding Moon: September

The local Osage tribes called it “Deer Hiding Moon,” a time when bucks in this area are very reclusive while they finish growing antlers for the upcoming mating season. Even though they are hard to find, it is worth trying to spot a buck through binoculars this time of year to witness the softness of their antlers before they scrape off the felt to prepare for mating season.

September is the month of the autumnal equinox, mirroring March as the time of greatest daily change in the length of the day and the fastest movement of the point of sunset and sunrise on the horizon. Because of this, the word “equinox,” or equal day and night is somewhat of a misnomer because of the rapid daily changes that happen more quickly than any other time of year. Gardener/naturalist Sara Stein calls the fall the great planting time for nature. The seeds developed by the summer rains are themselves raining directly down on to the ground or coming into contact indirectly through the intestines of animals who have consumed their fruity coatings, giving them a ride and then depositing them along with some rich fertilizer for spring. Now is also the perfect time to visit some CRP native grass plantings or ungrazed native prairie to see how it is really taller than you are and how easy it would be to get lost in it.

Seeing the huge diamond of the square of Pegasus constellation rising in the east is a sure sign of fall and one of my favorite things about this time of year. The crisp, clear autumn weather is perfect for finding the northern corner of Pegasus wherre the constellation of Andromeda is located and seeing if you can see the Andromeda galaxy with your naked eye. The light from the Andromeda galaxy is the oldest light your eye can see without a telescope, having left the millions of stars in that galaxy over 2.2 million years ago.

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