Nature Happenings

• Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• 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 Siskins, Red-Breasted Nuthatches, Evening Grosbeaks may arrive from the north.
• Eastern Bluebirds begin forming their winter flocks.
• Robins and Cedar Waxwings forage for berries on trees and shrubs.
• Peak of deer breeding season. Use caution while driving.
• Leonid meteor shower is mid-month.