Eagle Festival at Blackwater Wildlife Refuge is in early-March. The refuge's observation floor is a WBU Pathways to Nature program site and funded by a percentage of each WBU customer's purchases.
Crows begin nesting.
Dogwood and Cherry Trees begin to bloom.
Ospreys begin looking for nest sites in mid-March.
Prepare and install boxes for cavity-nesting birds.
Peak of spring waterfowl migration.
Look for early spring migrants to return to the area.
Woodcocks are doing courtship flights.
Red-winged Blackbirds, swallows and Phoebe's begin to arrive this month.
Bluebirds stake out their territory. Be sure to have their houses ready.
Goldfinches begin to molt into their brilliant yellow plumage.