Work has kept Paul busy and I've been slammed with work and trying to get the building process started on my home, but we haven't forgotten about this place, our outlet to sharing the outdoors with you and everyone else on the internet. To get us back into the swing of things, and since it's the first of the month, it is about time I got around to posting the monthly calendar for what you can see happening in the water and woods of North Carolina. So courtesy of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation check out the following this month:
February 1: Spring waterfowl migrations begin.
February 2: Groundhogs are still hibernating, so you probably won't see one out seeking its shadow (though it is possible on a warm day).
February 3: Atlantic sturgeon are migrating to their upriver spawning areas.
February 4: Youth Waterfowl Day (Take a kid hunting)
February 6: The Neuse River waterdog, a large, permanently aquatic salamander found only in the Neuse and Tar river systems, is most readily encountered during this time of year.
February 11: Gray squirrel litters are born.
February 14: VALENTINES DAY!!!!
February 15: Spotted and mole salamanders breed in temporary woodland pools with the first heavy rains.
February 16: Wood ducks are seeking out nest sites.
February 17: Rainbow trout are spawning.
February 21: Four-toed salamanders begin nesting. These uncommon amphibians conceal their eggs in moss hummocks or sedge tussocks around temporary pools, usually remaining with the eggs until they hatch.
February 23: Gopher frogs begin breeding in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills.
February 26: American toads begin calling in the Piedmont.
February 27: Brook trout eggs are hatching.
February 28: Pickerel frogs are breeding.
February 29: Hunting season ends for Bobcat, Crow, Quail, Rabbit, and both Gray and Red squirrel.
-C.B.
February 1: Spring waterfowl migrations begin.
February 2: Groundhogs are still hibernating, so you probably won't see one out seeking its shadow (though it is possible on a warm day).
February 3: Atlantic sturgeon are migrating to their upriver spawning areas.
February 4: Youth Waterfowl Day (Take a kid hunting)
February 6: The Neuse River waterdog, a large, permanently aquatic salamander found only in the Neuse and Tar river systems, is most readily encountered during this time of year.
February 11: Gray squirrel litters are born.
February 14: VALENTINES DAY!!!!
February 15: Spotted and mole salamanders breed in temporary woodland pools with the first heavy rains.
February 16: Wood ducks are seeking out nest sites.
February 17: Rainbow trout are spawning.
February 21: Four-toed salamanders begin nesting. These uncommon amphibians conceal their eggs in moss hummocks or sedge tussocks around temporary pools, usually remaining with the eggs until they hatch.
February 23: Gopher frogs begin breeding in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills.
February 26: American toads begin calling in the Piedmont.
February 27: Brook trout eggs are hatching.
February 28: Pickerel frogs are breeding.
February 29: Hunting season ends for Bobcat, Crow, Quail, Rabbit, and both Gray and Red squirrel.
-C.B.
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