• January 10: Full Moon
• January 24: New Moon
• Project FeederWatch continues.
• 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.
• In irruption years, winter finches like Common Redpolls or Pine Siskins will frequent finch 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" 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!

 

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