The Nature Corner: Nature Notes from Mid-January

Hello!

Welcome to my little nature corner! I am starting this blog on January 1st, 2007 and it is my goal to write something every day - in hopes of creating a family almanac by the end of the year. Some days it might just be the temperature, others it will be (I hope) posts full of pictures and observations. I hope you enjoy your time here!

Everyday Nature

~Early Spring Birds~
Now's the time of year to start watching for spring migrants passing through. Keep your bird guides handy so you can identify them! It's also the time to hear spring birdsong (it will sound new and yet familiar) and to observe courting behavior. :) ******************************************

Nature Notes from Mid-January

1/19/10 Lots of snow over the weekend! At least 6 inches, maybe more. It's snowing softly this morning again ... and everything's coated in white. So beautiful. ****************************************************************

1/17/10 We've been having a January thaw here these last few days (temps in the mid 40s). I spied a few robins along the side of the road - what a heartening sight! Snow on the way tonight, though - 3-6 inches by Monday morning ...

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1/14/10 So incredibly cold here this week - slight "warm up" (if you want to call it that, lol) this weekend. Temps may get up into the lower 40s. Lots of snowcover, but bright sunny skies. Typical January weather for New England.

************************************************************** Starting a unit on "ice" with Earlybird ... a post on that soon. ************************************************************** By the way, I've started updating The Nature Corner again - TNC is my blog for archiving these Nature Notes - a personal almanac of sorts. It's in dire need of sprucing up, but for now at least it's current again. The link to TNC is on the lefthand sidebar here - just a bit further down. **************************************************************

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