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Outdoor Almanac Spring 2012
The Outdoor Almanac is excerpted from Mass Audubon's Sanctuary magazine, which is sent to members three times a year.  | March | April | May | June |
March 20
Vernal equinox, first day of spring. Days and nights are equal length. March 22
New moon.  March 23
Listen for the trill of song sparrows.
March 26
Phoebes and fox sparrows arrive about this time. Back to top April 3
Listen for spring peepers. April 5
Field sparrows return.  April 6
Full moon. The Pink Moon.
 April 10
Tree swallows return.
April 16
Look for white shadbush blossoms in woodlands. April 21
New moon. April 24
Listen for the trill of toads from nearby swamps and marshes. April 29
Brown thrashers, towhees, house wrens, barn swallows, and chimney swifts return. Back to top May 6
Full moon. The Flower Moon.  May 8
Watch for trout lilies, columbine, trillium, and other woodland wildflowers before the trees leaf out.
May 10
Spring azure butterflies appear at forest edges and in gardens.  May 15
The height of spring warbler migration; listen for the dawn chorus and watch the treetops and shrubbery at dawn and dusk.
May 20
New moon.  May 21
Painted turtles and snapping turtles move onto land to lay their eggs.
May 25
Scarlet tanagers and rose-breasted grosbeaks return. May 28
Dogwood blooms. Back to top June 4
Full moon. The Strawberry Moon. June 9
Listen for the green frog chorus from freshwater marshes and ponds. June 11
Field wildflowers begin to bloom about this date. June 16
Sulphur butterflies emerge; fireflies appear in grassy areas. June 19
New moon. Back to top
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