Nature Happenings

• February 14th-17th. This is when more than 380,000 bird watchers from 190 countries will participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count ( GBBC) to gather real data on more than 7000 of the world's species.
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirds reach the Gulf Coast in late February.
• Have houses ready for Purple Martins that will return by end of the month.
• Bluebirds and Chickadees are now scoping out neighborhoods to raise a family. They are looking for potential home sites (nest boxes) and reliable food sources (bird feeders).
• Owls are nesting this month.
• As days lengthen, Tufted Titmice and cardinals begin to sing.
• Sandhill Cranes can be seen migrating north in late February.
• Smith's Longspurs will be on their way back to the Arctic by the end of the month.
• American Robin spring migration begins in late February.
• Flocks of Cedar Waxwings can be seen feeding on berries.