• Great Backyard Bird Count, mid-month, www.birdsource.org/gbbc • Project FeederWatch continues, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw • February is National Bird Feeding Month • Raccoon, groundhog, beaver, skunk, opossum and rabbit mating seasons. • Grackles return north; watch for increased activity at your feeders. • Barred Owls and Eastern Screech Owls are courting. • Bluebird and other nest boxes need to be cleaned out this month. • Look for early waterfowl migrants such as Bufflehead, Common Goldeneyes and Redheads as lakes thaw. • Common chickweed appears.
