November Nature Happenings
- Nov. 1: New Moon; Nov. 15: Full "Beaver" or "Frost" Moon
- Nov. 3: Daylight Savings Time ends - "fall back"
- Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
- Nov. 17-18: Leonid meteor shower peaks
- Persimmons ripen - delicious when ripe, astringent when unripe
- Woodchucks and chipmunks go into hibernation
- Bats seek hibernation sites in caves and abandoned mines
- Feeders get busier as the month progresses
- Beavers are very active in the evenings while caching a winter supply of food
- Waterfowl migration peaks this month
- Peak of deer breeding season. Use caution while driving
- Witch Hazel is the last plant to bloom this year
- Open water is important if there's an early freeze. Put out heated bird baths for a winter water source
- Look for uncommon visitors to your feeders such as Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskin and Red-breasted Nuthatches
