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Trumpeter Swan

Scientific Name Cygnus buccinator Survival Strategy Short-distance Migrant Arrival in Upper Midwest Late February to late March Departure October through November Conservation Status Least Concern […]

October 15, 2021

Monarch

Scientific Name Danaus plexippus Survival Strategy Long-distant Migrant Arrival in Upper Midwest May Departure September Destination Central Mexico Conservation Status Critically Imperiled Phenology SpringIn mid-March, […]

October 11, 2021

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Scientific Name Papilio glaucus Survival Strategy Overwinter as a Chrysalis Conservation status Least Concern Phenology SpringIn May and June, the chrysalises that survive winter diapause […]

December 26, 2020

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Scientific Name Sciurus carolinensis Survival Strategy Active All Winter Conservation Status Least Concern Phenology SpringIn late March or early April, the spring litter of 2-6 […]

December 5, 2020

Snapping Turtle

Scientific Name Chelydra serpentina Survival Strategy Brumation Conservation status Least Concern Phenology SpringWhen the water warms in early April, snapping turtles come out of brumation […]

November 27, 2020

Muskrat

Scientific Name Ondatra zibethicus Survival Strategy Active All Winter Conservation status Least Concern Phenology SpringMuskrats begin mating soon after the ice breaks up in March […]

November 19, 2020

Tree Swallow

Scientific Name Tachycineta bicolor Survival Strategy Long-distance migrant Arrival in Upper Midwest Late March Departure July and August Destination Florida, Mexico, and Central America Conservation […]

September 27, 2020

Black-capped Chickadee

Scientific Name Poecile atricapillus Survival Strategy Active All Winter Conservation status Least Concern Phenology SpringBlack-capped chickadees are cavity nesters. In early spring, the birds select […]

September 7, 2020