Nature Happenings in February
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Great Backyard Bird Count starts February 14th! birdcount.org
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February is National Bird Feeding Month
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Project FeederWatch continues, feederwatch.org
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Look for Eastern Bluebirds.
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Bluebird and other nesting boxes need to be cleaned out this month.
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Eastern Meadowlarks return from their winter habitats in late February.
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Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer and Great Blue Herons return.
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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.
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Watch for Sandhill Cranes migrating north in late February.
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Grackles return north.
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Bald Eagles begin their nesting behaviors.
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Chipmunks reappear at feeders as temperatures rise.