2003 Phenology: January(1/2) Wasps on the sidewalk at Gundersen Lutheran Clinic in Onalaska - high temperature 55°F February(2/5) Hundreds of Robins at feeders, trees and birdbath on north side of La Crosse March(3/19) Woolbear Caterpillars (3/21) Redwing Black Birds, Robins, Bluebirds, Turkey Vulture (3/23) Leopard Frogs on Marsh Trail (3/25) Woodducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teal in Marsh April(4/1) Mourning Cloak, Fritillary, Garter Snake, Mother's Wort, Ground Ivy, Sumac starting to leaf out, wasps, water striders (4/2) Nettles, bedstraw (4/7) Snow 3-4 inches (4/10) Chorus frog in Marsh (4/14) Chipping Sparrow, White-throated sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Ruby-crowned kinglet - all on Woodduck trail (4/17) Dragonflies, Bloodroot, Dutchman's Breeches (4/28) Violets, Jack -in-the-Pulpit May(5/1) Marsh - Spring Peepers, Baltimore Orioles (5/9) Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Bellworty (5/16) Wild Geranium (5/27) Garter snake eating a leopard frog on Mouse tree loop June (6/3) Monarch Butterfly (6/22) Monarch Larvae July(7/22) Monarch larvae (7/24) 30 geese at Marsh August(8/4) Marsh - Peregrine Falcon, Solitary Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, Soras, Virginia Rails, Great Egrets September(9/3) Marsh - Stilt Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, Bavids, Least, Semi-palmated, Pectoral Sandpipers, Conrmon Moorhens OctoberNo Reports NovemberNo Reports December(12/10) 2nd Snowfall of the season, 1st snow that stayed (12/12) Very Cold! -1 degree F without windchill Click for 2002 Click for Sightings/Phenology Home Page | 
