Tag: Allan Bell Birch Bark Nature Notes
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Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited: Tracking nature
Phenology might be said to be “keeping a record of the recurrences of natural events in the plant and animal kingdom, in relation to climate and ... -
A fieldtrip with Allan Bell
By Jed Buelow Tomahawk Leader Co-Editor, Sports and Nature Editor Who said you have to be a school-aged student to take a fieldtrip? Especially now that ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited: For the love of loons
People say he’s “crazy as a loon” or “you’re loony,” meaning foolish, silly or demented. I hope this reference is to the loon’s behavior when disturbed, ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited: Feeder under attack
What’s the sweetest smell you can think of? Is it fresh homemade bread, hot apple pie, wood smoke from a campfire, a favorite perfume? None of ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited
April 15, 1984. It wasn’t exactly a wild goose chase, but then again it wasn’t a big success as a sandhill crane count either. The final ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited
Over a month in advance of March 24, the Northern Highland Audubon Society set that date for its first spring bird hike. It was to take ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited
The Easter bunny brought something different to our house. I got up to find my daughter-in-law, Karen, carefully holding a colorful male evening grosbeak. She had ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited
Were my hopes for a spring day premature? That old snowman just wouldn’t quit. It’s a whole lot like last year. Do you remember? ————– The ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited
At 3:35 a.m. CST on March 20, the path of the sun, following the line of the ecliptic northward, crosses the earth’s equator. The sun will ... -
Allan Bell’s Birch Bark Nature Notes Revisited
Do you remember? On March 11, 1948, it was -32° F. here. Last year, on March 8, bright, shiny, red rhubarb crowns were up above the ...