Nature Happenings

 

  • Project FeederWatch continues, feederwatch.org
  • Provide mealworms for insect-eating birds.
  • Watch for Ruby-crowned Kinglets and flickers at Bark Butter and suet feeders.
  • Hummingbirds begin arriving this month.  Put out a hummingbird feeder, with 4:1 nectar solution, no red dye - regular sugar only.  Fill feeder 1/2 way until there are more than a couple of hummingbirds to save on nectar.
  • Watch for Orioles to begin arriving.  Late in the month, put out 1/2 an orange, juicy side up.
  • Goldfinches start molting into their bright plumage; migrants moving out of the area.
  • 3/3 Full moon - Worm Moon, Total Lunar Eclipse.