JAN

No More Fat Moon

African Sumac in Bloom

Lichens Flourish in the Desert

FEB

Gray Moon

Mistletoe Sweetens the Air

Australian Cassias Bloom

European Starlings Beaks Brighten

MAR

Green Moon

Saguaros Face Dangers

Citrus in Bloom

APR

Yellow Moon

Wind vs. Bee Pollination

Giant Swallowtails on the Wing

Desert Insects Invade Cities

White-winged Doves return

MAY

Painfull Moon

Saguaros in Bloom

JUNE

Saguaro Moon

Desert Heats Up!

Bounty of Saguaro Fruit

Cicadas Buzzing

JULY

Rainy Moon

Rejuvenating Rain

Monsoon Diverted

AUG

Short Planting Moon

Prickly Pear Fruit

Sulfur Butterflies

Virga and Thunderstorms

Rain at Last!

Tarantula Spiders

Monsoon End or Break?

Ocotillos Flush New Leaves

SEPT

Dry Grass Moon

Neotropical Migrants

Summer Monsoon Over

OCT

Small Rains Moon

Great-tailed Grackles Loose their Tails

Painted Ladies in the Desert

Desert Broom Blooms

NOV

Pleasant Cold Moon

Grackles in Night-time Roosts

Carob Tree Odors

DEC

Big Cold Moon

Chinese Elm

Record Dry Spell

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