• May 4: New Moon
• May 18: Full Moon
• View the Current Moon Phase below.
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Baltimore Orioles return early in the month.
• Black fly season begins.
• Indigo Buntings, Gray Catbirds, and Scarlet Tanagers return.
• Courtship activities begin for Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and Baltimore Orioles.
• Chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, juncos, cardinals, Blue Jays and Downy Woodpecker begin nest-building and egg-laying activities.
• Peak of warbler migration. Watch for the possibility of Pine Warblers at your birdfeeder.
• Broad-winged and Sharp-shinned Hawk migration at its peak early in month.
• Watch for an early brood of fledgling Mourning Doves.
• Pink Lady Slippers, Painted Trillium, and Bunchberry are in bloom.
• Northern Mockingbirds can be heard singing through the night into early summer.
• Painted and Snapping Turtles are moving to dry land to lay their eggs; look for them crossing roads.
• Peak of bird courtship. Listen for the morning chorus.
• In early morning or just at dusk, listen for the flute-like songs of the Wood Thrush or Hermit Thrush.
• Native sparrows continue to migrate through yards.

Print this page and hang it on your fridge to refer to all month long!

 

Current Moon Phase

moon cycles