| FWC Home : Recreation : Wildlife Viewing : Wildlife Through the Year January | Wildlife Through the Year: January | - December and January are best times for watching waterfowl on wetlands, lakes, and prairies.
- Nesting season begins for roseate spoonbills, Florida sandhill cranes, hawks and owls.
- Carolina yellow jessamine blooms in north and central Florida woods.
- Observe hawks and kestrels along highways.
- During cold spells, manatees congregate at natural springs and industrial warm water sites.
- Gray foxes, bobcats, and raccoons at peak of courtship and breeding this month.
- Clouds of tree swallows roost at sunset over large marsh systems.
- Snail kites begin courtship in central Florida late this month.
- Cedar waxwings and robins are eating fruits such as holly berries.
- Male cardinals begin territorial singing later in the month.
- Early returning purple martins can be seen in South Florida.
- Black bears in north Florida are sleeping in dens.
- Deer mating season in the Panhandle.
- Peak of wild hog farrowing season.
- Black crappie start a feeding binge in central Florida.
- Striped bass and sunshine bass move into open water to feed on shad.
- Put your old Christmas tree to good use - start a brush pile near your bird feeder. Not only will it provide good year-round cover for birds, but it will also take up a lot less space in your county land fill.
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