Dates of Earliest Sightings: 19762010

Greenbrook staff and members have been recording the earliest spring dates for a number of events since 1976. The resulting 32 years of data have been organized, calculating the earliest, average, and latest dates for each event. The table below lists only a few of these sightings. Why not visit Greenbrook to see the master table? Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to add a few “firsts” for 2010.
 

This page is generally updated weekly; last updated on June 03, 2010.

 

Earliest

Average

Latest

2009

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skunk cabbage in bloom

11-Jan

28-Feb

25-Mar

19-Feb

6-Mar

1st mallard ducks on pond

2-Feb

26-Feb

27-Mar

21-Feb

21-Feb

Mourning cloak butterflies seen

18-Feb

11-Mar

31-Mar

7-Mar

17-Mar

Woodcock seen

29-Jan

12-Mar

12-Apr

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Spotted salamanders breeding

4-Mar

14-Mar

30-Mar

12-Mar

16-Mar

Wood ducks on pond

20-Feb

16-Mar

25-Apr

25-Mar

7-Mar

Wood frogs breeding

2-Mar

17-Mar

29-Mar

22-Mar

19-Mar

Painted turtles sunning

17-Feb

20-Mar

9-Apr

2-Apr

20-Mar

Eggs of spotted salamanders

9-Mar

21-Mar

2-Apr

27-Mar

 26-Mar

Red maple in bloom

6-Mar

24-Mar

9-Apr

25-Mar

20-Mar

1st pine warbler migrates

14-Mar

29-Mar

17-Apr

3-Apr

17-Mar

Garter snake seen

24-Feb

2-Apr

14-Jun

17-Mar

18-Mar

Yellow-rumped warbler seen

7-Mar

5-Apr

26-Apr

29-Mar

7-Apr

Spice bush in bloom

19-Mar

5-Apr

15-Apr

8-Apr

25-Mar

Palm warbler migrates

29-Mar

7-Apr

5-May

30-Mar

5-Apr

Trout lily in bloom

20-Mar

9-Apr

24-Apr

16-Apr

6-Apr

Spring azure butterflies seen

25-Mar

9-Apr

5-May

9-Apr

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Dutchman’s breeches in bloom

1-Apr

11-Apr

21-Apr

18-Apr

14-Apr

1st osprey seen

17-Mar

11-Apr

2-May

9-Apr

3-Apr

Black-and-white warbler returns

8-Apr

20-Apr

29-Apr

24-Apr

8-Apr

Wild geranium in bloom

18-Apr

27-Apr

10-May

30-Apr

 24-Apr

Catbird returns

31-Mar

28-Apr

10-May

24-Apr

 30-Apr

Flowering dogwood in bloom

18-Apr

1-May

13-May

8-May

 21-Apr

Barn swallows seen

16-Apr

1-May

21-May

9-May

 8-May

Eastern kingbird returns

28-Apr

5-May

16-May

8-May

 7-May

Spice bush swallowtail butterfly seen

21-Apr

8-May

26-May

16-May

 29-Apr

Blackpoll warbler migrates

5-May

12-May

20-May

8-May

 7-May

Ruby-throated hummingbird returns

2-May

13-May

29-May

9-May

 8-May

Tulip tree in bloom

28-Apr

18-May

28-May

17-May

 7-May

Bullfrogs calling in pond

2-May

23-May

14-Jun

22-May

 17-May

Larger blue flag Iris in bloom

13-May

27-May

14-Jun

4-Jun

26-May 

Rattlesnake hawkweed in bloom

21-May

30-May

14-Jun

30-May

 17-May

Snapping turtle laying eggs

12-May

2-Jun

13-Jun

6-Jun

30-May 

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