- Look for deciduous trees to leaf out and create shade.
- In Wisconsin, many dragonfly nymphs change into adults in the spring.
- Listen for a chorus of frog calls at dusk.
- Watch the whooping cranes as they migrate north.
- Fuzzy yellow-brown sandhill crane chicks hatch this month.
- Watch the skies for warblers as they return from their winter habitats.
- Notice the days getting longer--more time to play outside.
- This month look for bloodroot and trilliums blooming on the forest floor
- At dusk and down, the male Woodcock performs a spiral flight to court female birds to be their mates.
- When you’re walking through a thick forested area with lots of thickets or a bog, look for the flowering bunchberry.
- Keep an eye out along riverbanks for river otter pups.
- International Migratory Bird Day is in May, can you spot a migratory bird?
- In late May, watch for Karner blue butterflies to emerge from their cocoon-like chrysalis and feed on the nectar of wild lupine plants.
- Try the spring scavenger hunt to find more signs of spring.
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