Nature Happenings

• Project FeederWatch ends this month, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• Early April migrants include the Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee, Fox Sparrow, and Tree Swallow.
• Late April migrants include the Brown Thrasher, Chimney Swift, Chipping Sparrow, and Barn Swallow.
• Flickers are establishing their territory.
• Great Horned Owls have their young.
• Eastern Towhee’s 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.
• Hummingbirds arrive in mid-April. Be sure to have their feeders ready.
• The Common Loon finishes its northward migration by the end of April. Some late migrants arrive in May.
• Purple Martins (scouts) begin to arrive in mid-April.
• Purple Martins return by middle of the month. Be sure to have their houses ready.
• Cardinals begin nesting.
• 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.
• White-throated Sparrows begin calling.
• Bluebirds are nesting!
• Lyrids meteor shower, late-April.
• Earth Day, April 22.