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Outdoor Almanac Spring 2013
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 23
Listen for the trill of song sparrows.
March 26
Phoebes and fox sparrows arrive about this time.  March 27
Full Moon. The Fish Moon
Back to top April 3
Listen for spring peepers.  April 6
Field sparrows return.
April 10
Tree swallows return. April 15
Look for white shadbush blossoms in woodlands. April 20
Listen for the trill of toads from nearby swamps and marshes. April 25
Full moon. The Flower Moon. April 29
Brown thrashers, towhees, house wrens, barn swallows, and chimney swifts return. Back to top  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
Painted turtles and snapping turtles move onto land to lay their eggs.
May 24
Full moon. The Planting Moon. May 26
Scarlet tanagers and rose-breasted grosbeaks return. May 28
Dogwoods bloom. Back to top June 6
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 21
Summer solstice, longest day of the year. Back to top
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