Nature Happenings - April
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·Broad-tailed and Black-chinned Hummingbirds arrive. Some will stay and some are migrating through. Be sure to have their feeders ready!
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·Hummingbird nectar recipe: Mix four parts water to one-part table sugar….no red dye.
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·Bullocks and Scott's Orioles begin to arrive. Place your orange-colored nectar feeder or half an orange, juicy side up, out in the open to entice flying orioles to your yard.
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Orioles can drink the same nectar recipe as hummingbirds. They also like oranges and grape jelly.
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Watch for birds gathering nesting materials.
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·Happy Easter April 9 We are closed,
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·Earth Day is April 22.
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·Lyrids meteor shower, late-April