Nature Happenings in February

  • Great Backyard Bird Count starts February 14th!  birdcount.org

  • February is National Bird Feeding Month

  • Project FeederWatch continues, feederwatch.org

  • Look for Eastern Bluebirds.

  • Bluebird and other nesting boxes need to be cleaned out this month.

  • Eastern Meadowlarks return from their winter habitats in late February.

  • Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer and Great Blue Herons return.

  • Kildeer are members of the plover family and are known for their "distraction display," pretending to have a broken wing to divert predators from its ground nest.

  • Watch for Sandhill Cranes migrating north in late February.

  • Grackles return north.

  • Bald Eagles begin their nesting behaviors.

  • Chipmunks reappear at feeders as temperatures rise.