Nature Happenings

  • Project FeederWatch continues, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
  • Mason Bees emerge and begin their life cycle.
  • Rufous Hummingbirds and Violet-green Swallows arrive.
  • Trumpeter Swans depart.
  • Turkey Vultures arrive.
  • House Sparrows begin nesting.
  • Speaking of Nesting - We are throwing a Baby Shower for the Birds!! Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue will be onsite here at our store Saturday March 30th, 11am to 2pm with their Live Birds of Prey!! Get an up close look at these magnificent raptors and find out what our local rehabbers are up to this spring.
  • 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 Cherry and Plum Trees bloom.
  • The 21sty Sequim Siroptimist Garden Gala is March 16th & 17th at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.
  • 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.