Nature Happenings

• 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.
• Listen for Great Horned Owls' "hoot" as they pair up for mating season. They will begin sitting on their eggs during late January or early February.
• Cardinals flocking; they're usually the first and last birds to be seen at feeders.
• Late in the month, as days lengthen, Tufted Titmice and cardinals begin to sing.
• 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.
• Carolina Wrens can be sustained with suet and mealworms.
• White-tailed deer bucks are shedding their antlers, marking the end of the breeding season.
• Aldo Leopold's (Father of Wildlife Conservation) birthday Jan. 11
• Quadrantid Meteor Shower early in the month. See up to 60 falling meteors per hour!