Burlington Seasons Clock August 1st Update

Burlington Phenologists,

Our town is aflutter with life as we push through the hottest time of the year. Both monarch and black swallowtail butterflies have been found in the past weeks and more are surely on their way. Our harbinger of midsummer, the yellow garden spider, also made its first appearance of the year. This leaves just one in-season life-form yet to be found: the Isabella Tiger Moth. While its caterpillar form, the woolly bear, is often identified by kids to adults, the mature form was only photographed once in Burlington, back in 2018.

August is typically a slow month on iNaturalist in Burlington, with people recording fewer species than any other spring or summer month, but with the lush foliage and thriving wildlife abounding, let's aim to change that!

Check on the current clock and see a GIF past years' clock data here:
https://burlingtonwildways.org/projects/burlington-seasons-clock-2020

-Gustave Sexauer
Burlington Wildways

Posted on July 31, 2020 12:43 PM by gsexauer