Check out these things happening this month!

We look forwards to all the amazing things that are happening this month! So here are a couple of things to look forward to! -Happy Birdwatching

• Project FeederWatch ends this month, feederwatch.org

• Orioles return and begin nesting in southern part of the region. Get their feeders ready. They love Grape jelly, and orange slices for some extra treats!

• Whip-poor-wills arrive in the first half of the month. Listen closely to the dusk night as you will hear the distinctive calls they have. 

• Wintering sparrows begin to head north; the White-throated are usually the last to go.

• Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks arrive at inland breeding sites.

• Painted Buntings begin to arrive late in the month. Make sure you have a separate tray feeder out filled with millet to attract them to your own yard!

• Spring migration brings the American Redstart, Ovenbird, Indigo Bunting, Baltimore and Orchard Oriole, Red-eyed Vireo early in the month and the Yellow

• Warbler, Rose-breasted and Blue Grosbeak later.

• Mature male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks arrive about three days before the females. First year males usually arrive last.

• Indigo Buntings arrive.

• Lyrids meteor shower, late-April.

• Earth Day, April 22. Make sure to take time to appreciate mother nature as she created such a beautiful place for us to listen and watch the birds!