Nature Happenings

• National Bird Day is January 05
• Project FeederWatch continues, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• An increasing number of Bald Eagles can be seen on small lakes and rivers.
• Snowy Owls may visit barren corn and bean fields for winter feeding grounds.
• Watch at dusk for Short-eared Owls hunting marsh lands.
• Cardinals flocking; they're usually the first and last birds to be seen at feeders.
• Skunk Cabbage is the first flower of the year to bloom.
• During late January or early February, Great Horned Owls will be sitting on their eggs..
• Start planning your butterfly and bird gardens this month.
• Now through late March is a difficult time for birds; providing food and an open source of water is important.
• Aldo Leopold's (Father of Wildlife Conservation) birthday January 11
• Quadrantid Meteor Shower from December 28/21 to January 12/22, peak January 2-3.