1
May showers fuel intermittent
streams and waterfalls in Southern Illinois

2
Migrant rails call in Southern Illinois wetlands at night

3


4
Peak of northward songbird migration

5
Most trees have leafed out

6


7
Birds are carrying nesting material

8
Fireflies flashing

9
Puttyroot Orchid blooming in rich woods

10
Spring shorebird migration begins peaking

11
Bullfrogs singing

12
Twayblade Orchids bloom

13
Giant Swallowtail Butterflies may be seen

14
Beebalm blooming in woodlands

15
Bobcats begin having their litters
from now to mid-June

16
Venomous snakes emerge from dens

17
Look for butterflies at mud puddles

18
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
may visit sunflower feeders

19
Periodic Cicadas sing

20
Look for young Woodchucks coming out of dens

21
Tulip Poplar trees bloom

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24
Fireflies peak this week

25
Neotropical songbirds continue northwards to breeding grounds

26
Second breeding season of Fox Squirrel begins

27


28
Listen for Bullfrogs

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INDEX OF NATURAL EVENTS

BIOGRAPHY OF TODD FINK

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NATURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
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