Nature Happenings

• Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• An average of 10% of our rainfall falls in November.
• Temperatures can be cold this month with a freeze possible.
• Fall color is at its peak.
• Clean up those fallen leaves and dead fruit as they can harbor insect eggs and fungus spores over the winter.
• 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.