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.

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

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

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

• Painted Buntings begin to arrive late in the month.

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

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

• Indigo Buntings arrive.

• Lyrids meteor shower, late-April.

• Earth Day, April 22.

 Baltimore Oriole

 Whip-poor-will

 Black-bellied Whistling Duck

 Painted Bunting

 American Redstart

 Ovenbird

 Indigo Bunting

 Red-eyed Vireo

 Yellow Warbler

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak

 Blue Grosbeak