1
Great Horned Owls on nests incubating

2
Groundhog Day

3


4


5
Woodchucks begin breaking hibernation
early this month

6


7


8
Bald Eagles tending nests

9
Earliest Illinois date for flowering
of Harbinger of Spring

10
Clean out bluebird boxes

11
Skunks begin mating

12
Endangered Illinois Chorus Frogs are vocal
in Alexander County the second week of February

13
Dandelions start to bloom

14
Look for earthworms after rains

15


16
Clean bird feeders

17
Peak of Woodcock migration-listen for "beeps" as males court females at dusk

18
Cardinals begin singing

19
Killdeer return

20
Robins migrating

21
Look for Red Bats foraging at dusk

22
Scrub out bird baths and keep filled

23
Peak of breeding season for Coyotes --
listen for howling at night

24
Breeding season of flying squirrels begins

25
Beginning of duck migration

26
White-tailed Deer dropping antlers

27
Earliest Tree Swallows arrive

28
First warm rains around this time
spawn salamander migrations

29
Elms and Maples blooming

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INDEX OF NATURAL EVENTS

BIOGRAPHY OF TODD FINK

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NATURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
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