Nature Happenings

  • Project FeederWatch continues, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
  • Rufous Hummingbirds and Violet-green Swallows arrive.
  • Trumpeter Swans depart.
  • Turkey Vultures arrive.
  • House Sparrows begin nesting.
  • Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer and Great Blue Herons return.
  • Check bird houses for damage and clean them before spring birds arrive.
  • Male flickers can be heard as they drum trying to attract a mate.
  • Red-tailed Hawks pair up for breeding.
  • Mason Bees emerge and begin their life cycle when the Apple trees bloom.
  • Nesting Bald Eagles lay on their eggs early in the month.
  • Bears emerge from hibernation this month.
  • Orange-crowned Warblers and Virginia Rails arrive.
  • Skunk Cabbage and Trilliums bloom.
  • Great Horned Owls are sitting on their eggs.
  • Dogwoods and flowering Cherry and Plum Trees bloom.
  • Crows begin to build their nests.
  • Gray Whales return to Puget Sound waters.
  • Ospreys return from their winter home on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
  • Great Blue Herons nest in communal rookeries.