Conservation Reserve Program grasslands require periodic burns to slow woody plant incursion, as well as in native prairie remnants and brome pastures.

“This crocus was photographed on Feb. 21, 2016, and I have photos of the same crocus in the warm, dry year of 2012 on Feb. 5. This year it was March 1,” Ken Lassman writes.

Most years, opossums, bobcats, raccoons, cottontails, muskrats and coyotes are beginning to mate now, while foxes, squirrels and beavers are most likely already pregnant.

Another round of snow is in store for much of the state. Songbirds and squirrels have a harder time finding food, which is why it’s helpful to put out bird seed in your bird feeder or along your deck handrail.

Migratory waterfowl are the major vector for avian flu, and this winter, KDWP’s internal database has reported more than 18,000 wild birds suspected of having the disease.

Look for eagles flying overhead, perched in cottonwoods or even checking out their large nests. Current census estimates that there are 3,000 eagles in the state.