April – June
Nature Newswatch by Tim Herd is an attractive weekly “capsule” of the North American world. In an informative, yet entertaining fashion, it alerts readers to what is happening in Nature and explores a wide variety of wildlife and natural history topics – from what’s blooming to who’s hatching to where the migrants are – as fertile and broad as Nature itself!
A booming bird American bittern courtship Raisin’ coon Baby raccoons Springtime revival Jack-in-the-Pulpit blooming Colorful exhibitionist Wood duck courtship Onka-lee! Red-winged blackbirds compete Fanfare to breeding Sage grouse communal courtship Cups of California gold California poppy in bloom New opportunities Coyote pups born Timberdoodle antics American woodcock courtship Lizzie goes a-courtin’ Eastern collared lizard courtship Crazy choreography Sandhill cranes dancing Spring bellweather Trout lily blooming Carrying on Least chipmunks born Time to kick it up Baby bison born Prickly pleasers Plains prickly pear in bloom Lame deception Killdeer defense Fawns are dropping White-tailed deer fawns born A crabby affair Horseshoe crabs spawning Cross-continental critter Semipalmated plover migrating And the cubs take the playing field Grizzly bear cubs Born to run Pronghorn fawns Eerie beauty Indian pipes blooming Jack Doe Black-tailed jackrabbit births Without equal Painted bunting nesting Sea born and bred Sea otter pups born Life’s tough Peregrine falcon chicks develop Springtime’s triple crown Red trillium blooming The X generation 17-year periodical cicadas Tales of the backwater Beaver kits born Bulls with a soft touch Caribou in velvet Hummers of summer Ruby-throated hummingbird Know posion and save some scratch Poison ivy Grounded! Canada geese and goslings Backwater bellowing and breeding American alligators Handy and hearty Common foxglove High society nightlife Black-crowned night herons Portly, ponderous and agile West Indian manatee births Unique style and grace Black skimmer feeding Birth by advantage Least weasel births
