{"id":2491,"date":"2021-02-04T20:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/?p=2491"},"modified":"2021-02-04T20:13:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:13:34","slug":"groundhog-day-2021-anticipating-a-beautiful-bright-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/2021\/02\/04\/groundhog-day-2021-anticipating-a-beautiful-bright-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundhog Day 2021: Anticipating a beautiful & bright spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Groundhog<\/a>
Image credit: Groundhog prepares to feast on an acorn by Ladycamera. 22 October 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While there is no consensus among groundhogs this week about exactly when spring will arrive, there is the reminder that spring will come, and as Punxsutawney Phil would like us to know, \u201cyou’re looking forward to one of the most beautiful and brightest springs you’ve ever seen.”<\/a> Check out the table below to see how groundhogs all over North America have faced (or not faced) their darkest shadows to bring us their prediction! Under the column \u201c2021 Prediction,\u201d you can find a link to an article or video of these famous whistle pigs<\/a> and other prophetic creatures making their most recent forecast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/strong><\/td>\n2021 Prediction<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Punxsutawney Phil<\/td>\nPunxsutawney, PA<\/td>\n6 more weeks of winter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bay Beach Bobbie<\/td>\nGreen Bay, WI<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staten Island Chuck<\/td>\nStaten Island, NY<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holtsville Hal<\/td>\nLong Island, NY<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malverne Mel<\/td>\nLong Island, NY<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dunkirk Dave<\/td>\nDunkirk, NY<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milltown Mel<\/td>\nMilltown, NJ<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoebe the Hedgehog<\/td>\nManchester, CT<\/td>\n6 more weeks of winter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckeye Chuck<\/td>\nMarion, OH<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodstock Willie<\/td>\nWoodstock, IL<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murray the Groundhog<\/td>\nAlton, IL<\/td>\nTook the day off?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unadilla Bill<\/td>\nUnadilla, NE<\/td>\nFinal prediction of early spring before retirement<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shubenacadie Sam<\/td>\nNova Scotia, Canada<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fred La Marmotte<\/td>\nVal d’Espoir, Quebec, Canada<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wiarton Willie<\/td>\nWiarton, Ontario, Canada<\/td>\nHis prediction was replaced by a fur hat toss this year<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greta the Groundhog<\/td>\nChimney Rock, NC<\/td>\n6 more weeks of winter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queen Charlotte<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n6 more weeks of winter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sir Walter Wally<\/td>\nRaleigh, NC<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
‘Stumptown Phil’ aka Filbert the beaver<\/td>\nPortland, OR<\/td>\n6 more weeks of winter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mojave Maxine the tortoise<\/td>\nPalm Desert, CA<\/td>\nEarly spring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The 1993 film Groundhog Day<\/a> starring Bill Murray is on DVD for checkout at the UI Libraries!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While there is no consensus among groundhogs this week about exactly when spring will arrive, there is the reminder that spring will come, and as Punxsutawney Phil would like us to know, \u201cyou’re looking forward to one of the most beautiful and brightest springs you’ve ever seen.” Check out the table below to see howContinue reading “Groundhog Day 2021: Anticipating a beautiful & bright spring!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":2492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,51,33],"tags":[248,245,246,247],"syndication":[41,37],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491\/revisions\/2510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=2491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}