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January
Birds: Watching water birds, Mating season for Great Horned Owls
Sky: Quadrantids meteor shower,
February
Birds: Feeder watching, winter birds, Great Backyard Bird Count
March
Nature in Spring: An Overview of the season.
Birds: Waterfowl begin northward migration, Early nesting species begin breeding
Flowers: In bloom - Skunk Cabbage
Trees: Tree buds swell, pollen released
Sky: Spring Equinox
April
Bird : Year-round resident birds begin nesting; Bird northward migration begins, early northward migration of shorebirds
Butterflies: Cabbage Whites in flight
Insects: In flight - Bumblebees, Eastern Carpenter Bees,
Flowers: In bloom - Virginia Bluebells, Shadbush, Dogwoods, Rhododendrons, Violets, Columbines, Foamflowers, Bleeding Hearts
Invasive Species: In bloom - Garlic Mustard,
Sky: Lyrids meteor shower
Earth Day - April 22nd
May
Birds; Peak of Spring northward migration of land birds, Great Dawn Chorus begins
Flowers: In bloom - Coral Bells, Sweetspire
Sky: Eta Aquarids meteor shower
June
Nature in Summer: An overview of the season
Birds: Peak of Nesting Season
Sky: Summer solstice
July
Birds : Young birds begin fledgling; Shorebirds begin their southward migration
Butterflies: Many butterflies in flight
Sky: S. Delta Aquarids meteor shower
August
Birds: The autumn migration begins
Flowers: In bloom - Cardinal Flower, Pickerelweed, Rose Mallow, Giant Purple Hyssop, Summer Phlox
Trees: Leaves begin to change color
Sky: Perseids meteor shower
September
Nature in Autumn: an overview of the season
Birds: Peak time for the southward migration of land birds; Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have departed by October 15th
Hawks: Peak of migration for American Kestrel, Broad-winged Hawk, Osprey
Sky: Autumn Equinox, Harvest moon
October
Birds: Peak of southward migration of waterfowl and hawks
Hawks: Peak of migration for Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawks, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Bald Eagle
Butterflies: Monarch, Buckeyes migrate southward
Mammals: Squirrels are frantically gather food for winter, they may dig in your flower pots. Male White-tailed deer are eager to mate (going into rut)
Trees/Shrubs: Fall foliage peaks third week in October
Flowers: Asters and Goldenrods in bloom
Sky: Draconids meteor shower (Oct. 8-9); Orionids meteor shower (Oct. 21-22), Hunter's Moon
November
Birds: Winter birds arrive, shorebirds winter along coast
Hawks: Peak of migration for Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Groshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Turkey Vulture
Citizen Science: Project Feederwatch begins
Sky: S. Taurids meteor shower, Leonids meteor shower
December
Birds: Watching winter birds, Eagles wintering at Conowingo Dam in Maryland
Citizen Science: Christmas Bird Counts
Sky: Winter Solstice, Geminids meteor shower, Ursids meteor shower
