Place your discarded Christmas tree in a brush pile. Birds will use it as a shelter during the winter.
Black Bear cubs are born beginning in late January.
Red and Gray Foxes begin their breeding season and continue into February.
Now through late March is a difficult time for birds; providing food and an open source of water is important.
Raccoon mating season.
This is an irruption year!! Watch for winter finches like Common Redpolls, Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks, even Pine Grosbeaks at your feeders.
Look for Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers at suet feeders and in trees.
Stoneflies emerge on tree trunks and stones by open water.
Watch for Honeybee “cleansing” flights during January thaws.
Start planning your butterfly and bird gardens this month. Include plants, trees, and shrubs that attract and shelter birds and other wildlife as you plan your backyard habitat.
Listen for Great Horned Owls' "hoot" and for Barred Owls caterwauling as they pair up for mating season.
White-tailed Deer bucks are shedding their antlers.
Late in the month, as days lengthen, Tufted Titmice and cardinals begin to sing.
Aldo Leopold's (Father of Wildlife Conservation) birthday Jan. 11
Print this page and hang it on your fridge to refer to all month long!
(518) 226-0071Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April.
