Nature / Fun Happenings

 

  • March is National Peanut, Hockey, Nutrition, Noodle, Spiritual Wellness Woman’s History,
    Poison Prevention, Colorectal Cancer Awareness and American Red Cross Month

    • March 1 - 31: Project FeederWatch continues
    • March 3: Full Moon, March 11: Last Quarter Moon, March 18: New Moon,
                      March 25: First Quarter Moon
    • March 1-7: Hearing Awareness and Universal Human Beings Week
    • March 6-8: International Festival of Owls
    • March 8-14: Girl Scout and National Procrastination Week
    • March 7-24: Iditarod Dogsled Race
    • March 15-21: American Chocolate and Agriculture Week
    • March 17-20: Native American Awareness Week
    • March 23-29: Shakespeare Week
    • March 1: Mereological Spring and
    • March 2: Dr. Seuss Day
    • March 3: World Wildlife, Peace Corps and Irish Whiskey Day
    • March 5: National Cheetos Day
    • March 6: World Day of Prayer and Oreo Cookie Day
    • March 7: Canton Township Established 1834
    • March 8: International Woman’s Day
    • March 8: Daylight Savings Time “spring forward”
    • March 10: International Bagpipe Day
    • March 11: Johnny Appleseed Day
    • March 14: Pi (π) Day and Potato Chip Day
    • March 15: Buzzard Day, the Ides of March and Academy Awards
    • March 16: National Panda Day
    • March 17: St Patrick’s Day
    • March 19: Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
    • March 20 Vernal Equinox - almost equal amounts of day and night. Exactly 10:46am EDT
    • March 20: World Frog and Sparrow Fay
    • March 21: National Corn Dog Day
    • March 22: National Goof Off Day
    • March 23: National Puppy Day
    • March 24: National Cocktail Day
    • March 25: Medal Of Honor Day and Manatee Appreciation Day
    • March 26: Make UP Your Own Holiday
    • March 27: World Cheese Day
    • March 29: National Vietnam Veterans Day
    • March 31: Starbucks and National Crayon Day
    • Southwest winds bring migrating Turkey Vultures and hawks into the area.
    • Common Loons begin to arrive in Northern Ontario in mid-March.
    • Spring Peepers, Wood Frogs and Chorus Frogs begin calling late in the month.
    • Sandhill Cranes can be seen migrating north.
    • Killdeer and Great Blue Herons return from over-wintering in early March.
    • Peak of spring waterfowl migration.
    • Bald Eagles and Screech Owls are sitting on their eggs.
    • Woodcocks are doing courtship flights in late March.
    • Mourning Doves are nesting.
    • Phoebe’s return late in the month.
    • Goldfinches begin to molt into their brilliant yellow plumage.
    • Hummingbirds begin their Northern Migration.
    • Look for early waterfowl migrants such as Bufflehead, Common Goldeneyes and Redheads
       as lakes thaw.