Outdoor Almanac

The Outdoor Almanac is excerpted from Mass Audubon's Sanctuary magazine, which is sent to members three times a year.

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.

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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.

June 23
Full moon. The Strawberry Moon.

June 27
Gray treefrogs begin singing; bullfrog chorus can be heard at night at nearby ponds.

June 30
Check your garden for robber flies, which hover in midair then zip off.

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July 4
Daylilies bloom along roadsides.

July 10
Watch for monarch butterflies on milkweed blooms.

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