Nature / Fun Happenings

  • April is ASPCA, Frog, Alcohol Awareness, Beaver Awareness, Child Abuse Prevention National Autism Awareness, Keep America Beautiful , Humor, Jazz Appreciation, Licorice, Poetry, Sexual Assault and Prevention, Tulip, Prevention of Animal Cruelty ,Distracted Driving Awareness and National Garden Month
  • Project Feeder Watch ends this month.
  • April 4 First Quarter Moon, April 12: Full Moon, April 20: Last Quarter Moon, April 27: New Moon
  • April 1-7: Laugh at Work Week
  • April 6-12: Bat Appreciation and April: 7-13: Masters Tournament
  • April 13-19: Holy Week National Dog Bite Prevention Week.
  • April 13-20: Passover
  • April 19-27: National Park Week www.nps.gov/npweek
  • April 20–26: Administrative Professionals Week
  • April 24-30: World Immunization Week.
  • April 1: All Fool’s and Fun Day
  • April 2: National Autism and National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
  • April 3: Find a Rainbow Day
  • April 4: World Rat and Fun at Work Day
  • April 5: National Love Our children Day
  • April 6: Army and Twinkie Day
  • April 7: National Beer Day - End of Prohibition
  • April 8: National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
  • April 10: ASPCA Day
  • April 11: National Pet Day
  • April 12: National Licorice and Record Store Day
  • April 14: National Gardening and Dolphin Day
  • April 15: Jackie Robinson and Tax Day
  • April 17: Bat Appreciation Day
  • April 20: Easter Sunday
  • April 22 - 23: Lyrids meteor shower peaks
  • April 22: Earth Day
  • April 23: Administrative Assistance’s Day
  • April 25: World Penguin Day and Arbor Day
  • April 26: Audubon Day, John James Audubon’s Birthday
  • April 26: Pretzel Day and Go Birding Day
  • April 27: Babe Ruth Day
  • April 28: Save the Frogs Day
  • April 30: Adapt a Shelter Pet Day and Bugs Bunny Day
  • Early April migrants include the Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee,
  • Fox Sparrow, Snipe and Tree Swallow.
  • Late April migrants include the Brown Thrasher, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, American Bittern, Chimney Swift, Chipping Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Ruby Throated
  • Hummingbird and Caspian Tern.
  • Great Horned Owls have their young.
  • The Common Loon finishes its northward migration by the end of April. Some late migrants arrive in May.
  •  Purple Martins (scouts) begin to arrive in April. Purple Martins return by middle of the month. Be sure to have their houses ready.
  •  Cardinals begin nesting.
  •  White-throated Sparrows begin calling.
  •  Woodcocks continue their "sky dance" courtship flights.
  • Bluebirds are nesting by end of the month. Be sure to have their houses ready.