Saratoga Springs, New York

NOVEMBER NATURE HAPPENINGS Dee Dee

  • Nov. 1: Daylight Savings Time ends - "fall back"
  • Nov. 2: Full Moon
  • Nov. 14: Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April.
  • Nov. 16: New Moon
  • Nov. 17-18: Leonid Meteor showers.
  • Queen bees prepare their winter hibernation spots.
  • Black Bears go into hibernation.
  • Chipmunks hibernate.
  • Birds establishing winter feeding habits. Feeders get busier as the month progresses.
  • Late-migrating raptors, such as Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks, can be seen.
  • Open water may become important with an early freeze. Put up heated birdbaths for a winter water source.
  • Canada Geese are migrating.
  • Witch Hazel is the last plant to bloom this year.
  • Bittersweet berries turn orange this month.
  • Wasps leave paper nests in search of warmer homes.
  • Winter finches arrive from the north.
  • Robins and Cedar Waxwings are feeding on berries.
  • Peak of deer breeding season. Use caution while driving.
  • Check our Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park page for upcoming nature programs and activities.

Print this page and hang it on your refrigerator to refer to all month long!