January Nature Happenings

• New Moon:  January 13th; Full Moon: January 29
• National Bird Day is January 5th
• Squirrel Appreciation Day is January 21st
• Project FeederWatch continues, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• Now through late March is a difficult time for birds; providing food and an open source of water is important.
• Northern  Cardinals flocking; they're usually the first and last birds to be seen at feeders.
• Skunk Cabbage is the first flower of the year to bloom.
• During late January or early February, Great Horned Owls will be sitting on their eggs.
• Peak of Bald Eagle migration.
• Squirrel mating season.
• White-tailed Deer bucks are shedding their antlers.
• Earthworms burrow below the frost line and become dormant.
• Late in the month, as days lengthen, Tufted Titmice and Northern Cardinals begin to sing.
• Look for hawks such as Red-tailed, Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned in your backyard.
• Aldo Leopold's (Father of Wildlife Conservation) birthday Jan. 11