tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343446262026-02-02T02:14:00.340-06:00Beyond Main StreetOne Minnesotan couple's attempt at natural literacyBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-16951663427175497012016-03-28T21:57:00.002-05:002016-03-28T21:57:27.406-05:00First calls of the Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs heard in Stacy, MNBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-68997546181993495102015-05-17T15:44:00.003-05:002015-05-17T15:44:44.261-05:00Prairie Smoke just about ready to plume
Mohican Viburnum and Columbine also in bloom this week. Red Winged Blackbirds extremely active.
Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-88845257861382580032015-04-18T20:27:00.001-05:002015-04-18T20:28:09.136-05:00Suspected Bullsnake Spotted in Carlos Avery
Also spotted:
Canadian Geese
Sandhill Cranes
Mallard Ducks
Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-83894111714760641062015-04-11T17:57:00.003-05:002015-04-11T17:57:39.614-05:00Buds on Maples
First chorus frogs heard this week. Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-86838930027859221832015-03-25T17:26:00.002-05:002015-03-25T17:26:28.161-05:00Red Wing BlackbirdsHuge, noisy flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds moving through the area.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-69972252332617815152014-07-27T20:12:00.000-05:002014-07-27T20:12:49.234-05:00Found four tiny monarch caterpillars on a single Swamp Milkweed blossomBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-18745701981021181932014-07-26T14:43:00.002-05:002014-07-26T14:43:53.801-05:00Wild Bergamot in BloomGarden alive with bumblebees and butterflies (mostly skippers.) Spotted a single monarch caterpillar.
Boneset just starting to bud.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-78462730227087115032014-07-20T17:56:00.000-05:002014-07-20T17:56:01.935-05:00Wild Bergamot just Starting to BloomBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-4314676020938529352014-06-18T19:13:00.000-05:002014-06-18T19:13:07.707-05:00Currently blooming in the garden
Prairie Smoke (receding)
Columbine\
Swamp Buttercup
Canadian Anemone
Purple Phlox
Prairie Ninebark (just starting.)
Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-3814005032819495172014-05-18T19:39:00.000-05:002014-05-18T19:39:27.495-05:00Fern at Linwood School Park
Also spotted: Wood ducks, Red Squirrel, Raven, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bluejay, Black-capped Chickadee, Eastern Bluebird
Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-56885220377858168342014-05-11T21:53:00.001-05:002014-05-11T21:53:50.695-05:00Coyotes howling over the weekendBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-42084753059820562242014-04-19T19:38:00.002-05:002014-04-19T19:38:32.546-05:00Morning Cloak Butterfly spottedBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-62606090889989448002014-04-05T21:43:00.003-05:002014-04-05T21:43:30.636-05:00Sandhill Cranes heard over Carlos Avery N of Wyoming, MNBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-12984610169043441602013-07-28T15:57:00.001-05:002013-07-28T15:58:04.685-05:00Enormous bumblebees seen in the Wild Bergamot
Temps only in the 70's. What an unusual summer.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-31512732835242145072013-06-01T13:09:00.000-05:002013-06-01T13:09:45.560-05:00Robin EggsBeyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-61006922507007586792013-05-14T21:40:00.002-05:002013-05-14T21:40:30.519-05:00Weather's highly suspect. Two weeks ago we had snow. Today we have 97 degree temperatures and a fire warning.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-81025117733524211852013-05-11T15:38:00.001-05:002013-05-11T15:38:07.874-05:00First Oriole of the Year SpottedFrogs strident lately, though I believe that with the drop in temperatures (only 49.5 at the moment) and the gusty winds we're having they will be quiet this evening. Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-11808590360050129712013-04-28T20:59:00.002-05:002013-04-28T20:59:05.080-05:00Loons spotted in Nisswa. Chorus frogs strident, and some Wood Frogs heard as well this evening in Stacy. Hairy woodpeckers very active and visiting feeder.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-86738397106900730742013-04-24T21:23:00.000-05:002013-04-24T21:23:04.530-05:00Chorus FrogsCall of the chorus frog, like a thumb slowly strumming the teeth of a plastic comb, heard on the swamps.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-33459620508313481582013-04-02T08:06:00.000-05:002013-04-02T08:06:29.068-05:00Call of the SandhillsFirst calls of the Sandhill Cranes heard calling over Carlos Avery.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-57201597096170336082013-04-01T10:52:00.000-05:002013-04-01T10:53:18.971-05:00Red-Winged Blackbirds SpottedSwans spotted along the Rum River in Mille Lacs.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-27124398789155564142012-10-02T19:52:00.001-05:002012-10-02T19:52:06.018-05:00Leaves dropping already. Hearing Barred Owls in the evening.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-50355030593102637562012-09-16T15:52:00.001-05:002012-09-16T15:52:54.182-05:00Carlos Avery is Ridiculously Dry
Hopefully we get some rain this evening.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-40951866141935261742012-07-22T20:30:00.002-05:002012-07-22T20:30:18.509-05:00Wife saw a young black bear along 61 between Stacy and Wyoming.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344626.post-69133620105465434532012-07-04T16:24:00.001-05:002012-07-04T16:24:29.499-05:00Over 90 degrees in the shade today. Thistle feeder draining faster than my 401k.Beyond Main Street Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402800509365738641noreply@blogger.com0