Gig Harbor, Washington

Nature Happenings

Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 12 – 15:  www.birdsource.org/gbbc 
Visit the store with your online submission to the GBBC and receive 2 lbs. of FREE bird seed.

  • Feb. 1 – 28: Project FeederWatch continues
  • Feb. 2: Groundhog Day
  • Feb. 13: New Moon, Feb. 28: Full Moon
  • February is National Bird Feeding Month
  • Many raptors over-winter in the area. Look for Golden and Bald Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks. 
  • Northern Flickers will exhibit territory and mating behaviors such as pecking on metal chimney caps.
  • First male Rufous Hummingbirds return, females will return 2 to 3 weeks later.
  • Anna’s Hummingbirds often breed mid-month.
  • Tree and Violet-green Swallows begin to arrive late in the month.
  • Great Horned Owls are hooting to establish territories and attract mates.
  • Red-naped and Red-breasted Sapsuckers are making sap wells on trees.