January 2010
2 -..nature's year begins in March
3 - A blanket of white on earth
4 - Look for spotted wintergreen
5 - Twelfth night—animal Christmas
6 - Gadwall wintering in marshes
7 - Watch for the short eared owl
8 - Latest sunrise of the year
9 - Leaves of rhododendron curl
10 - ... as temperatures drop
11 - Records of Baltimore oriole
12 - The rabbit walks—the fox runs
13 - Rough-legged hawks seek mice
14 - Ring neck ducks present
15 - Evening grosbeaks seek seeds
16 - Star gazers—look to Orion
17 - Pussy willows known to bloom
18 - The days begin to lengthen
19 - Snowy owls—if Artic food short
20 - Chickadees, cardinals at feeder
21 - Raccoon's prowl—close to home
22 - Long-eared owls wintering
23 - Grouse take off underfoot
24 - Gray squirrels plague feeders
25 - Wooly bear coiled up tight
26 - Towhees wintering at feeders
27 - Tunnels in snow—deer mouse?
28 - Suet out for woodpeckers?
29 - Herring begin to spawn
30 - Cedar waxwings in flocks
31 - FULL WOLF MOON
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 I read in the paper that during January in past years it snowed up around the lake every day. Plus the total snowfall for on month even exceeded 100 inches. However we were not as bad off as the folks north of Syracuse who had 4 feet in one day. I will keep track and let you know how we fare this year. It is snowing today.
 The birds have been very active this past week. No wonder with it snowing all week. We did have two new visitors at the feeder - a Red squirrel and a Red-breasted nuthatch. Otherwise the faithful stopped by the seed and suet feeders.
A friend of the neighbor emailed me to say the link on the page was not working, but when her email finally arrived I was happy to see her backyard report describe 5 bluebirds on the wire at her house. Now we all have our eyes peeled.
I am expecting to hear the Great horned owl any evening now. I'll let you know I hear them in the next Journal entry.
 John
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