First cicada heard buzzing in Delano. Trumpet vines blooming in St. Peter. 26 - Smooth sumac shrubs blooming nicely. On prairie at Linnaeus Arboretum, in St. Peter, leadplant, butterflyweed, white prairie clover and giant hyssop are all blooming nicely. 27 - Chimney swifts are nest building.
Chorus frogs calling after heavy rains.
Fireweed starts blooming at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, located near Finland, Minn. 28 - Much haying of second crop of alfalfa going on in central Minnesota. At Alexandria, cliff swallows are building bulb-shaped nests of mud, chimney swifts and house finches vocal, and native basswoods have first open flowers. First ripe dewberries and wild raspberries at Finland. 29 - Waterfowl are mostly all in a flightless condition now. Young common loons are seen with thier parents on many northern Minnesota and Wisconsin lakes.