Nature Happenings

• Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, feederwatch.org
• Queen bees prepare their winter hibernation spots.
• Black Bears go into hibernation.
• Chipmunks hibernate.
• 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 bird baths 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.
• Pine Grosbeaks arrive from the north.
• Robins and Cedar Waxwings are feeding on Virginia Creeper berries.
• Peak of deer breeding season. Use caution while driving.

The Leonid meteor shower will be active from November 6 through November 30th, with its peak occurring on the night of Tuesday, November 17 into the early morning of Wednesday, November 18, 2026. 

November 9th - New Moon

November 24th - Full Moon