Nature Happenings

    • Project FeederWatch ends this month, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
    • Robins typically nest April through July and can bear 2-3 broods in a season. The female does most of the nest building. Put out a pan of mud and nesting materials and watch her collect materials to make her nest.

Male Robin feeding young

Male American Robin feeding young                      Source: Andrew Spencer - Macaulay Library

    • Watch for Red-headed Woodpeckers around mid-April.
    • Northern Mockingbirds, Lark Sparrows, Green Herons, swallows and kingbirds return from winter habitats.
    • Eastern Towhees return to scratch around under bird feeders. They can be heard and seen dashing in and out of low brushy thickets, but prefer to sing from higher and more open perches.

Male Eastern Towhee

Male Eastern Towhee                          Source: Tim Sackton - Macaulay Library

  • Woodcocks continue their “sky dance” courtship flights.
  • Flickers are establishing their territories.
  • Watch for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in mid- to late-April, be sure to have their feeders ready!  You can watch their northward progress on this migration map!
  • Lyrids meteor shower, late-April.
  • Earth Day, April 22.