Nature Happenings
- Peregrine Falcons begin courtship.
- Ospreys return and begin readying their nests near water.
- Purple Martins return to nest in gourds or solitary nest boxes.
House Wrens return to use nest boxes. - Evening Grosbeaks return to bird feeding stations for sunflower seed treats.
- Migratory departures - Snow Geese, American Widgeon, Surf Scoter, Dunlin, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gold-crowned Sparrow.
- Migratory arrivals - Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Vaux's Swift, flycatchers, Western Wood-Pewee, Swainson’s Thrush and Yellow Warbler.
- Penstemon, a favorite flower of hummingbirds, butterflies and bees, blooms.
- Black Cottonwoods shed their cottony seeds on breezy days, keep an eye out for Bullock's Oriole nest in the limbs.
- Western Tiger Swallowtail butterflies visit flowers.
- Turquoise-colored male Lazuli Buntings sing while rich brown females incubate eggs.
- Eta Aquarids meteor shower is early-May.
- Mothers Day & World Migratory Bird Day is May 14th.