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Phenology with Northern Minnesota naturalist Larry Weber every Friday morning at 8:20 on Northland Morning on KUMD in Duluth, MN. Have a question for Larry Weber? Email us and you might hear his answer on the show!

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    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 270 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Backyard Almanac

    Backyard Almanac: Butterflies and Wildflowers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 8:37


    Larry Weber talks about the final outdoor days of May

    Backyard Almanac: Warbler Watching and Tremendous Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 10:38


    Larry Weber talks about Warblers, trees, wildflowers, and the beginning of the rainy season

    Backyard Almanac: Heat, Green, and Trillium

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 9:41


    Larry Weber talks about an early greening and the hot first half of May

    Backyard Almanac: Heat and Blooms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 11:05


    Larry Weber talks about the rather warm opening to the month of May

    Backyard Almanac: Recapping a Remarkably Average April

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 13:00


    Larry Weber talks about the oddly average April, as well as what to expect as May begins

    Backyard Almanac: Spring in Bloom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 5:44


    Larry Weber talks about more animals emerging in the Northland and the early signs of a greener landscape

    Backyard Almanac: Daylight and Animal sightings on the Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 9:04


    Larry Weber talks about the temp, the sunshine, and a season in flux

    Backyard Almanac: Songbirds in Spades

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 9:01


    Larry Weber talks about the spring migration and the onset of longer days

    Backyard Almanac: Spring's Snowy Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 8:04


    Larry Weber talks about the recent snowstorm and the uptick in migration

    Backyard Almanac: Budding Trees and Waking Critters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 10:28


    Larry Weber talks about the closing days of March

    Backyard Almanac: An Early Spring Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 9:45


    Larry Weber reflects on the first few hours of spring

    Backyard Almanac: Signs of Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 9:14


    Larry Weber talks about all the telltale signs of spring amid an unseasonably warm March

    Backyard Almanac: The Mishmash Month of March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 9:55


    Larry Weber talks about the wild swings in temperatures and as well as some new animal tracks in the snow and slush

    Backyard Almanac: Temperatures Rising and Animals Waking

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 8:42


    Larry Weber talks about the cold temps and the longer day as February winds on

    Backyard Almanac: February Gives Cold Shoulder as Owls Search for Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 9:16


    Larry Weber talks about the cold temps that have descended on the month of February

    Backyard Almanac: Cold Days, Boreal Owls, and the Mating Habits of Rabbits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 9:02


    Naturalist Larry Weber talks about everything from his predictions of the weather to what to expect to see at the bird feeder this month.

    Backyard Almanac: Warm Days, Groundhogs, and Baby Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 11:02


    Larry Weber notes that as January turns to February, the winter landscape starts changing as well

    Backyard Almanac: Temps and Owls Both Heading South

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 9:02


    Larry Weber talks about the lingering arctic temperature and the recently arrived owls

    Backyard Almanac: "Same Seven" and then some

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 10:18


    Larry Weber talks about a list of birds that are common this time of year, and how that list has recently expanded

    Backyard Almanac: Unexpected Avion Attendees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 6:04


    Larry Weber recounts the Carlton Christmas Bird Count and notes some atypical sightings

    Backyard Almanac: Recapping a Warm 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 11:02


    Larry Weber gathers his 2024 stats and looks to the cosmos to start 2025

    Backyard Almanac: Counting Birds and Counting Down the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 12:11


    Larry Weber talks about the Christmas Bird Count, active squirrels, and sightings of both lichen and insects

    Backyard Almanac: Snow and Solstice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 7:53


    Larry Weber talks about the new fallen snow and the winter solstice

    Backyard Almanac: Getting Out in the Cold

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 11:16


    Larry talks about the cold temps, the Christmas Bird Count, and offers some tips for feeding flying squirrels

    Backyard Almanac: Tracks in the Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 8:42


    Larry Weber has been keeping his eyes open for winter critters, but has mostly managed to see only their tracks

    Backyard Almanac: Ice Creeping In

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 9:43


    Larry Weber wraps up November with highlights of animal tracks and the ever encroaching ice

    Backyard Almanac: November Sampler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 8:04


    Larry Weber highlights the past week, which has included several staples of a typical November

    Backyard Almanac: Gray November

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 8:29


    Larry Weber talks about the middling temps and the gray skies that November has brought so far

    Backyard Almanac: November Activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 11:43


    Larry Talks about all the intriguing sights in what is often considered a dreary and dull month

    Backyard Almanac: Critters Prepping for Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 12:01


    Larry Weber talks about the many animals getting ready for the cold days ahead

    Backyard Almanac: Lots to See Through the Leafless Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 12:35


    Larry Weber talks about all the sights in nature as the season turns from Fall to Winter

    Backyard Almanac: A High and Dry October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 11:15


    Larry Weber talks about the beauty of the season, even if the temps are higher than usual and the precipitation is far below average

    Backyard Almanac: Focused on Hawk Ridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 7:15


    Judy Gibbs steps in for Larry Weber for a chat about migration

    Backyard Almanac: October's Arrival

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 12:52


    Signs of summer are still fading as we turn the calendar to the first full month of autumn

    Backyard Almanac: So long to a Scorching September

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 12:14


    Larry Weber recaps a record-setting September and highlights the sights and sounds of a stilted autumn

    Backyard Almanac: Summer Leaving and Lingering

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 12:07


    Larry Weber talks about a summer that is ending, even if the heat of the season remains

    Backyard Almanac: September Starts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 11:17


    Larry Weber talks about the outdoor sights as September starts

    Backyard Almanac: Just Dew It

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 10:33


    Larry Weber recounts the rewarding early-morning walks to see the dew-covered spider webs, as well as the other natural sights and sounds that September brings

    Backyard Almanac: Awesome August at an End

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 11:21


    The conclusion of Awesome August brings a lot of excitement to those venturing outdoors

    Backyard Almanac: Sad Days to Glad Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 12:27


    Larry Weber is super excited about spider webs, mushrooms, and so much more as Awesome August continues

    Backyard Almanac: Early Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 10:40


    Larry Weber talks about early migrants and the first signs of fall

    Backyard Almanac: Roadside Blooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 11:33


    Larry Weber talks about the variety of late-summer plants bursting onto the scene - and the signs of the coming autumn

    Backyard Almanac: July By the Numbers and the Start of Awesome August

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 11:08


    Larry Weber looks back on a hot and dry July while looking forward to August and its 'Awesome' possibilities

    Backyard Almanac: July Wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 13:29


    Larry Weber talks about the waning days of July

    Backyard Almanac: Some Birds Settling Down, Some Moving Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 12:30


    Larry talks about all the outdoor happenings as July starts its back half

    Backyard Almanac: Heat Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 11:39


    Larry Weber reflects on a week much hotter than what we're currently experiencing in the Northland

    Backyard Almanac: From a wet June into wonderful walks in July

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 13:17


    Backyard Almanac: The Butterflies of Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 9:22


    Larry Weber rings in the summer with a recap of the flora and fauna in the Northland

    Backyard Almanac: Fungi Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 11:21


    Larry Weber remains enamored with the rain and subsequent growth in the Northland

    Backyard Almanac: Cicada Road Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 12:58


    Larry Weber hit the road to take in the sounds of the cicada

    Backyard Almanac: Greening and Growing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 10:03


    On the brink of turning the calendar, Larry Weber talks about the greening month of May and the growing month of June

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