First calls of the Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs heard in Stacy, MN

Prairie Smoke just about ready to plume

Mohican Viburnum and Columbine also in bloom this week.  Red Winged Blackbirds extremely active.

Suspected Bullsnake Spotted in Carlos Avery

Also spotted:

• Canadian Geese
• Sandhill Cranes
• Mallard Ducks

Buds on Maples

First chorus frogs heard this week.

Red Wing Blackbirds

Huge, noisy flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds moving through the area.

Found four tiny monarch caterpillars on a single Swamp Milkweed blossom

Wild Bergamot in Bloom

Garden alive with bumblebees and butterflies (mostly skippers.) Spotted a single monarch caterpillar.

Boneset just starting to bud.