• November 12: Full Moon
• November 26: New Moon
• Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• Queen bees prepare their winter hibernation spots.
• Watch for native sparrows like Fox Sparrow and American Tree Sparrow.
• Dark-eyed Juncos continue to move to lower elevations.
• Black Bears go into hibernation.
• Chipmunks hibernate.
• Feeders get busier as the month progresses.
• Birds are caching foods, storing a supply for use during short winter days.
• 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 bird baths for a winter water source.
• Some Canada Geese migrate. Listen and watch for their V-shaped flocks in the sky.
• 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.
• Robins and Cedar Waxwings are feeding on berry-covered trees and shrubs.
• Peak of deer breeding season. Use caution while driving.

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

 

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