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Observations by Gary Fewless for Green Bay WI (Lat.N 44.51° Long. W 88.02° ), except as noted. For flowers lacking conspicuous petals or sepals I define "anthesis" as release of pollen by mature anthers.

January 2001

Observations by Gary Fewless, except as noted

Date Observation (Click on links for photos)
Jan 02 A young red tailed hawk was feeding on a cottontail at the edge of a sidewalk on UWGB this morning, within a few feet of passersby. See a photo on our "photo of the week" web page. The need for food begins to outweigh normal caution.
Jan 01

 

Last month was snowier than usual and also colder. The monthly average temp for Dec 2000 was11.4°, which is 8.8° colder than average according to the National Weather Service. The coldest temperature was -22° on Christmas day and the warmest day was Dec 16 with a height temperature of 34°. The temperature did not rise above 32° on 26 of 31 days.

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