What to Look & Listen for at the Conservancy in March

Here are the birds, animals, and plants to watch for when you visit Pheasant Branch Conservancy in March.

pheasant branch Creek in late winter/early spring at Pheasant Branch Conservancy Middleton WI

Pheasant Branch Conservancy is home to an amazing assortment of plants and wildlife all year long. Here are the birds, animals, and plants to watch for when you visit Pheasant Branch Conservancy in March.

Birds

  • Canada geese laying eggs
  • Loons heading north*
  • Sandhill cranes*
  • Robins*
  • Red-winged blackbirds*
  • Eastern bluebirds*
  • Grackles*
  • Kildeers*
  • Wood ducks*
  • Eastern phoebes*
  • Great blue herons*
  • Fox sparrows*
  • Hermit thrushes*
  • Lesser scaups*
  • Turkeys
  • Woodcocks
  • Pheasants

*spring migration arrivals

Other Animals

  • Squirrels born
  • Opossums mating
  • Western chorus frogs
  • Spring peepers
  • Wood frogs
  • Northern leopard frogs
  • Chipmunks
  • Salamanders
  • Garter snakes

Trees, Grasses & Flowers

  • Spring blooms
  • Skunk cabbage

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Meteorological Data

  • Average temperature (high/low): 44°F/27°F
  • Average precipitation (rain/snow): 1.4”/2.8”
  • Average hours of daylight: 12.0
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