Natural History Calendar

Birds

Two young pheasants on a fence in the fog

Ring-Necked Pheasant

Ring-necked pheasants are rearing broods.

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(Early June through Late August)

Two male pheasants fighting

Ring-Necked Pheasant

Ring-necked pheasants males are crowing.

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(Early April through Early June)

Sharptail in brown grass

Sharp-Tailed Grouse

Sharp-tailed grouse nesting season.

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(Early May through Early August)

Meadowlark singing on bush

Western Meadowlark

Western meadowlarks laying eggs.

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(Early May through Late June)

Pheasant chick in grass

Ring-Necked Pheasant

Ring-necked pheasants are nesting.

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(Mid-May through Mid-July)

Wild turkey in grass and flowers

Wild Turkey

Wild turkey are nesting.

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(Mid-May through Late July)

Gray partridge flying

Gray Partridge

Gray partridge nesting season.

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(Late May through Mid-August)

Long-billed curlew in field

Long-Billed Curlew

Long-billed curlew eggs hatch.

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(Late May through Early June)

Gray partridge in grass

Gray Partridge

Gray partridge nesting season.

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(Early June through Late August)

Sharptail in green grass

Sharp-Tailed Grouse

Sharp-tailed grouse brood rearing.

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(Early June through Late August)

Turkey broods feeding in grass

Wild Turkey

Wild turkey are rearing broods.

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(Early June through Late August)

Long-billed curlew in field

Long-Billed Curlew

Long-billed curlew adult females migrate south for the winter.

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(Mid-June through Early July)

Meadowlark on sagebrush

Western Meadowlark

Western meadowlark young fledge.

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(Mid-June through Early July)

Long-billed curlew at wetland edge

Long-Billed Curlew

Long-billed curlew adult males migrate south for the winter shortly after adult females leave.

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(Late June through Mid-July)

Meadowlark in grass

Western Meadowlark

Western meadowlark females may attempt a second nest.

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(Late June through Mid-July)

Mammals

Coyote Pup at Den Entrance

Coyote

Coyote pups are emerging from dens.

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(Early April through Early June)

2 young ewes tussling

Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn sheep lambs born (~8-10 lbs at birth).

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(Late April through Early June)

Two young skunks on a log

Striped Skunk

Striped skunks born.

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(Early May through Early June)

Young moose

Moose

Moose calves born (~32 lbs at birth).

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(Mid-May through Mid-June)

Young beaver

Beaver

Beaver young are born.

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(Late May through Late July)

Young elk with 2 females

Elk

Elk calves born (~37 lbs at birth).

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(Late May through Early June)

Mule deer fawn

Mule Deer

Mull deer fawns born.

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(Late May through Late June)

Pronghorn fawn running

Pronghorn

Pronghorn fawns born (~8 lbs at birth).

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(Late May through Late June)

Red fox pups at den

Red Fox

Red fox families communicate by "screaming".

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(Late May through Late June)

White-tailed fawn in tall grass

White-Tailed Deer

White-tailed fawns born (~7 lbs at birth)..

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(Late May through Late June)

Marten peeking around tree

American Marten

American Marten breeding season (embryos delay implantation and development for 7 to 8 months).

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(Late June through Early September)

Badger on mound with green grass behind

Badger

Badger breeding season (embryos delay implantation and development for 7 months).

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(Late June through Late July)

Bison laying on hill

Bison

Bison breeding season.

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(Late June through Late September)

Fish

Bluegill held by biologist

Bluegill

Bluegill spawn late May and June when water temps near 22 C (71.6F). Large males build nests in colonies where they spawn and protect eggs. Some smaller males mimic females to fertilize eggs instead of nest building.

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(Late May through June)