6 more weeks of winter or an early spring? Here's what the Groundhog Day prognosticators predicted for 2023
By: Brian Heyman Jan 31, 2023, 9:30am Updated on: Feb 6, 2023
Groundhog Day can provide some great family fun and a silly break from the harsh winter. Here is what our local groundhog prognosticators (plus a chicken and a prairie dog) predicted.
Malverne Mel
Photo: Brian HeymanHoltsville Hal
Photo: Town of BrookhavenHoltsville Hal rang in Groundhog Day at the Holtsville Ecology Site and predicted six more weeks of winter. News 12 Long Island's Danielle Campbell was
live in Holtsville with the report.
Allen McButterpants
Photo: Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue CenterAllen McButterpants did not see his shadow at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays - meaning an early spring. The rescue also taught some fun facts about groundhogs and how the Groundhog Day tradition came about.
Beardsley Bart
Photo: Beardsley ZooStaten Island Chuck
Photo: Staten Island ZooStaten Island Zoo revealed that Staten Island Chuck's predicted an early spring. Watch the ceremony
HERE.
Lady Edwina of Essex
Photo: Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
Connecticut Chuckles
Photo: Lutz Children's MuseumManchestor Mayor Jay Moran and Lutz Children's Museum executive director Patricia Buxton joined Chuckles XI, who predicted an early spring.
Watch the ceremony here, including a song.
Cluxatawney Henrietta
Photo: Westchester County Parks Click the video to watch Cluxatawney Henrietta's prediction!"Sam Champion"
STAR Foundation groundhog "Sam Champion" saw his shadow at the Quogue Library and predicted six more weeks of winter. Click
HERE for more.
Stonewall Jackson
Photo: Space FarmsNiblet
Photo: Sweetbriar Nature CenterNiblets and Sweetbriar Nature Center hosted "Searching for Sweetbriar Sam - A Groundhog adventure." The event featured a craft, a scavenger hunt and animal interactions.
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