Magnetic Nord is the story about our homestead in Northern Minnesota on the shore of Lake Superior.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Phenology

Rain, snow, sleet in the air. The culvert at the base of the driveway is now open! It has been frozen for about two and a half months. A little bit more than 2 feet of snow on the ground. Spotted medium-sized "cat tracks" in the woods a couple of days ago. It is most likely a lynx but could be a bobcat or even a hybrid of the two. The elusive Canada Lynx is listed as a threatened species. It's population is almost entirely dependant on it's main food source, the snowshoe hare, which are abundant right now on the North Shore. 

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