{"id":8768,"date":"2017-04-05T12:41:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T16:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=8768"},"modified":"2017-04-05T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T19:54:26","slug":"take-5-signs-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-signs-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Signs of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent weather in Massachusetts may have lots of us feeling like we’re on a wild rollercoaster ride, but don’t despair\u2014spring is coming!<\/p>\n

The sights, smells (looking at you, Skunk Cabbage), and sounds of spring\u2014from the sweet\u00a0fee-bee<\/em> call of the late-winter chickadee to the spring peeper’s chorus of chirps\u2014are popping up everywhere. Here are five signs of spring you can look for in the coming weeks to usher in the\u00a0milder days of the season.<\/p>\n

What signs of spring have you seen so far? Which do you look forward to every year?<\/p>\n

\"Black-capped

Black-capped Chickadee \u00a9 Laura Mysliwiec<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bloodroot

Bloodroot \u00a9 Maili Waters, 2016 Photo Contest Winner<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Spring

Spring Peeper \u00a9 Jana Trusz<\/p><\/div>\n

\"American

American woodcock \u00a9 Anna Jarosinski<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Skunk

Skunk Cabbage \u00a9 Mass Audubon\/Rene Laubach<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The recent weather in Massachusetts may have lots of us feeling like we’re on a wild rollercoaster ride, but don’t despair\u2014spring is coming! The sights, smells (looking at you, Skunk Cabbage), and sounds of spring\u2014from the sweet\u00a0fee-bee call of the late-winter chickadee to the spring peeper’s chorus of chirps\u2014are popping up everywhere. Here are five […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2hq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5001,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/four-early-signs-of-spring\/","url_meta":{"origin":8768,"position":0},"title":"Four Early Signs of Spring","author":"Rosemary","date":"April 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Long before\u00a0the trees leaf out and baby songbirds hatch, you can look for\u00a0these early signs that a new season is finally arriving. 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