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.