Nature Happenings
- Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, feederwatch.org
- An average of 10% of our rainfall occurs in November.
- Temperatures can be cold this month with a freeze possible.
- Fall color is at its peak.
- Deer are trying to eat as many acorns as possible to fatten-up before winter.
- Feeders get busier as the month progresses.
- Waterfowl migration peaks this month.
- Open water is important if there's an early freeze. Put up heated bird baths for a winter water source.
- Northern Flicker numbers are increasing. Put out a roosting box to prevent them from pecking on your house.
- Birds begin to flock.
- Bushtits come in large groups to suet feeders.
- Leonid meteor shower is mid-month.