DMV Phenology

[Anonymous]

Having looked unsuccessfully for a phenology calendar for Maryland, I'm now making a simple one of my own for my family. Phenology is the tracking of periodic events in nature, with examples being the date of your first sighting of a tiger swallowtail butterfly, a fawn, a green hummingbird, a firefly, a bird carrying nesting material in its beak, etc. In my draft I have columns for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. If we're good about writing in the dates, in time I'll get a sense for variations in local nature over the next few years.
My question for DMV area residents, is what other events in local nature would you also include? Suggestions welcome. (Thanks in advance).

[Anonymous]

Redbuds and dogwoods flowering (both are native)

Leaves changing color in the fall

Hearing spring peepers near a creek or pond

First bumblebee of the season

(The only hummingbird we have here is the ruby-throated, so they're all green).

[Anonymous]

Dogwoods
I keep track of my asparagus patch

[Anonymous]

You should definitely read this
[url]https://www.amazon.com/Spring-Washington-Maryland-Paperback-Bookshelf/dp/0801836522/[url]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should definitely read this
[url]https://www.amazon.com/Spring-Washington-Maryland-Paperback-Bookshelf/dp/0801836522/[url]

My Link didn’t work, it’s Spring in Washington by Louis Halle.

[Anonymous]

Apparently I sort of do this every year with Facebook. Daffodils, asparagus and bleeding hearts are well represented. As are the yellow star flowers that carpet the forest as we walk along the paths in our neighborhood in the spring.