Check Out What's Happening in Nature This Month!
- Green-winged Teals are migrating south.
- Fox Sparrows, a large sparrow, may be seen under feeders during their autumn migration.
- Mid-October brings the greatest variety of migrating raptors, including Golden Eagles and Red-shouldered Hawks.
- Autumn colors peak in the third week of October.
- Goldenrods, Asters, Bonesets and Blazing Stars are in bloom.
- Waterfowl migration continues to build.
- Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have departed by the 15th.
- Most Wood Ducks migrate south this month.
- White-tailed Deer bucks go into rut.
- Juncos and White-throated Sparrows become common at feeders.
- Woodchucks are feeding profusely in preparation for hibernation.
- Beavers are very active in the evenings while caching a winter supply of food.
- Look for American Tree Sparrows at your feeders.
- Orionids meteor shower is late-October.
Did you know Autumn is a great time to put up roosting and nesting boxes?
Give your backyard birds a cozy place to escape the weather!
WBU Nesting Perch
Our terrific roosting box can convert to a nesting box in the Spring!
WBU Convertible Roosting Box
Bats are essential to our ecological and environmental balance! Why not invite them to stay awhile?
WBU Bat Box