Nature Happenings
- Black fly season begins.
- Indigo Buntings return.
- Courtship activities begin for Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
- Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, nuthatches, juncos, cardinals, Blue Jays and Downy Woodpeckers begin their egg-laying activities.
- Broad-winged and Sharp-shinned Hawk migration at its peak early in the month.
- Pink Lady Slippers, Painted Trillium, and Bunchberry are in bloom.
- Northern Mockingbirds can be heard singing through the night into early summer.
- Moose calves are born late this month and into June.
- Gray Catbirds arrive.
- Painted and Snapping Turtles are moving to dry land to lay their eggs; look for them crossing roads.
- Baltimore Orioles return early this month.
- Peak of bird courtship. Listen for the dawn chorus.
- Eta Aquarids meteor shower is early-May.
- International Migratory Bird Day is mid-May.