February Nature Happenings

  • The Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 16-19, 2024, https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

  • Project FeederWatch continues, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw

  • February is National Bird Feeding Month

  • Listen for Cardinals, Titmice, House Finches, Chickadees and Mourning Doves singing.

  • Barred Owls begin calling.

  • Large flocks of robins can be seen feeding from fruit-bearing plants like hollies, crabapples, dogwoods and sumacs.

  • Peak of Bald Eagle migration.

  • Maple tree sap running.

  • Raccoon, woodchuck, beaver, skunk, opossum and rabbit mating seasons.

  • Bluebird and other nest boxes need to be cleaned out this month.

  • Red-winged Blackbirds and Sandhill Cranes return in late February.

  • Look for early waterfowl migrants such as Bufflehead, Common Goldeneyes and Redheads as lakes thaw.