Skunks are looking for mates. Roads and cars can be a problem for them.

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The year’s first chanterelles should be glowing brightly on the forest floor.
Now that the ground has really frozen, some of us can cross a few jobs that we didn’t quite get to off the list.
Beginning in 1995, there’s been a ban on spreading manure in Vermont from today till April 1.
Some like it cold, including winter crane flies. Well, not too cold, but if it’s above freezing male winter crane flies form loose, bouncy swarms. Females fly up from the ground to choose a mate and then they lay eggs on the forest floor. Craneflies are easy to see against the surface of the snow or when they perch on windowpanes.
Tonight, they’re calling for frost – hopefully the last frost – in cold spots.
Scarlet tanagers tend to sing from the treetops and the leaves are big enough now to obscure them. It might take a little time to see one but it’s well worth the effort.
What a tail! Nothing like a gorgeous comet to take a person out of this world. Just after dark, just below the big dipper, in the northwest.
This weekend’s cool, May-like weather has been a blessing for those of us who are desperately trying to catch up on our wood.