Nature Happenings

• Project FeederWatch ends this month, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw

• Orioles return and begin nesting in southern part of region. Get their feeders ready.

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• Whip-poor-wills arrive in the first half of the month.

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• Wintering sparrows begin to head north; the White-throated are usually the last to go.

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• Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks arrive at inland breeding sites.

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• Painted Buntings begin to arrive late in the month.

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• Spring migration brings the American Redstart, Ovenbird, Indigo Bunting, Orchard Oriole, Red-eyed Vireo early in the month and the Yellow Warbler and Blue Grosbeak later.

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• Mature male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks arrive about three days before the females. First year males usually arrive last.

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• Indigo Buntings arrive.

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• Lyrids meteor shower, late-April.

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• Earth Day, April 22.

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