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Phenology
They rhythmic biological events as they relate to climate.

Phenology Talkbacks: April 11, 2014

Steve Patterson via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch FB Page
Wood Duck at Lake Bemidji

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Ms. Tietge's class
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Ms. Robbie's class
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Mr. Corbett's Class
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Mr. Holmes' Class
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Ms. Magner's Class
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Mr. Lindner's Class
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Mr. Pearson's Class

Every Tuesday John Latimer gathers all the phenology comments and questions sent along by listeners and area school children and we share their observations and queries with the world.  This week was a busy one around the listening area.  We heard from more schools than we have in a long time and there is so much spring action going on out in mother nature that the reports were full of fantastic findings!  Hooded mergansers, pileated woodpeckers, spring peepers, painted turtles beavers, speckled alder buds and even a bear that turned out to be a squirrel are just a sampling of all the great reports that came our way this week!

A big thank you to the Sofia and Gracie from Blackduck High School, Ms. Tietge's class from North Shore Community School, Ms. Robbie's class from Pine-River Backus School, Mr. Corbett's class from Cayuna School, Mr. Holmes' group from Roosevelt Elementary in Virginia, MN, Mrs. Magner's Hill City 2nd Graders, Mr. Lindner's students from  Robert J. Elkington Middle School in Grand Rapids, and the kids from Mr. Pearson's third grade classroom in Baudette!  You are all such great assets to the phenology show!  Stay observant and keep us posted! 

What have you noticed? Give us a call at 218.999.9876 and leave a message or email John directly or email our station.  No matter how you go about connecting with us, we'd love to hear what you've been witnessing in your neck of the woods!  

You can connect with other people who are in tune to their natural surroundings by joining our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch group on Facebook!  Check it out!  

As a mail carrier in rural Grand Rapids, Minn., for 35 years, John Latimer put his own stamp on a career that delivered more than letters. Indeed, while driving the hundred-mile round-trip daily route, he passed the time by observing and recording seasonal changes in nature, learning everything he could about the area’s weather, plants and animals, and becoming the go-to guy who could answer customers’ questions about what they were seeing in the environment.