Nature Happenings

• Project FeederWatch ends this month, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw. Join the Citizen Scientist Movement!
• Caspian Tern, Barn Swallows, Purple Martins, Wilson’s Warblers and Common Yellowthroats arrive.
• Red-Breasted Nuthatch courtship behavior begins.
• Killdeer eggs are laid and incubated for 24-26 days.
• Great Blue Heron egg-laying begins in April with incubation lasting 28 days.
• One of the first native butterflies to emerge from its overwintering chrysalis is the Sara Orangetip.
• Rufous Hummingbirds arrive from Mexico.
• Listen for Ruffed Grouse drumming in the lower-elevation mixed woodlands.
• Two beautiful camas species (Camassia Quamash and C. Leichtlinii) are blooming now.
• Cliff Swallows come from southern South America to build their mud nests under eaves and bridges.
• Western Tanagers and Black-headed Grosbeaks arrive from central Mexican forests.
• Lyrids meteor shower, late-April.

 C. Leichtlinii & Camassia Quamash

Help out Discovery Bay Wild Bird Resuce this month!! They need:

The Center is in need of: Paper Towels, Bleach, Potty Pads, Blow-up Dog Collars, Blow-up Neck Pillows, Towels, Small Dishes, Small Plastic Baskets, Cat or Dog Food, Human Baby Food, Kleenex, Heating Pads, Hair Dryers, Ca$h & Bird Food From Wild Birds Unlimited!