March Nature Happenings

 

      

       Rufous Hummingbird                              Osprey                            Great Blue Heron                      Turkey Vulture

  

  • Project FeederWatch continues, https://feederwatch.org/
  • Rufous Hummingbirds and Violet-green Swallows arrive.
  • Trumpeter Swans depart.
  • Turkey Vultures arrive.
  • House Sparrows begin nesting.
  • Mason Bees emerge and begin their life cycle.
  • Nesting Bald Eagles lay on their eggs early in the month.
  • Orange-crowned Warblers and Virginia Rails arrive.
  • Skunk Cabbage and Trilliums bloom.
  • Dogwoods and flowering Dherry and Plum Trees bloom.
  • Crows begin to build their nests.
  • Gray Whales return to Puget Sound waters.
  • Ospreys return from their winter home on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
  • Great Blue Herons nest in communal rookeries.