Kettering, Ohio

Jeanette Thompson

We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.

Kettering, Ohio

4027 Far Hills Avenue
Kettering, OH 45429

Phone: (937) 299-1102
Fax: (937) 299-8937
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Comments:
Proudly serving the nature lovers in the greater Dayton area for over 20 years!

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Nature Happenings 2010

March

• March 1 – 31: Project FeederWatch continues
• March 14: Daylight Savings Time – "spring forward"
• March 15: New Moon, March 29: Full Moon
• March 20: Vernal Equinox – almost equal amounts of day and night
• White Pelicans can be seen in large flocks on rivers, lakes and ponds as they begin their migration northward.
• Chipping Sparrows return and Swamp Sparrows start their migration in mid- to late March.
• Like the European Starling, House Sparrows were introduced to the US from Europe and have spread across the country.
• Bald Eagles, Screech Owls are sitting on their eggs.
• Purple Martins return by the middle of the month; be sure to have your houses ready.
• Woodcocks are doing courtship flights.
• Cardinals and Robins begin nesting.
• Bluebirds begin nesting by the end of the month.
• Begin monitoring houses middle of the month.
• Phoebes return this month.
• Goldfinches begin to molt into their brilliant yellow plumage.

February

• Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 12 – 15:
   www.birdsource.org/gbbc
• Feb. 1 – 28: Project FeederWatch continues
• Feb. 2: Groundhog Day
• Feb. 13: New Moon, Feb. 28: Full Moon
• February is National Bird Feeding Month
• Look for Eastern Bluebirds.
• Bluebird and other nesting boxes need to be cleaned out this month.
• Eastern Meadowlarks return in late February.
• Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer and Great Blue Herons return.
• Killdeer are members of plover family and are known for their "distraction display," pretending to have a broken wing to divert predators from its ground nest.
• Watch for Sandhill Cranes migrating north in late February.
• Grackles return north.
• Bald Eagles begin their nesting behaviors.

January

  • Jan. 1 – 31: Project FeederWatch continues
  • Jan. 3 – 4: Quadrantid Meteor Shower - See up to 60 falling meteors per hour!
  • Jan. 15: New Moon, Jan. 30: Full Moon
  • An increasing number of Bald Eagles can be seen on small lakes and rivers.
  • Snowy Owls may visit barren corn and bean fields for winter feeding grounds.
  • Watch at dusk for Short-eared Owls hunting marsh lands.
  • There are frequent irruptions of Snowy Owls in Illinois during the winter months.
  • Cardinals flocking; they're usually the first and last birds to be seen at feeders.
  • Skunk Cabbage is the first flower of the year to bloom.
  • During late January or early February, Great Horned Owls will be sitting on their eggs.
  • Late in the month, as days lengthen, Tufted Titmice and cardinals begin to sing.
  • Start planning your butterfly and bird gardens this month.
  • Now through late March is a difficult time for birds; it's important to provide food and an open source of water.