Nature Happenings

• Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, feederwatch.org
• Tundra Swan Watch, Winona, MN, They reach a peak population of 2,000 - 6,000 from mid- to late-November.
• Kinglets, Hermit Thrushes, Yellow-rumped Warblers, American Robins, Fox and White-throated Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds and grackles leave the area.
• Last waterfowl and grebes migrate through.
• "Gales of November" on the Great Lakes.
• Great Gray or Snowy Owls come south for food.
• Common Redpolls mix with siskins and goldfinches at feeders.
• Long-tailed Weasels (ermine) change into their white winter coats.
• Common Loons, Tundra Swans and Common Goldeneyes leave the region.
• Rough-legged Hawks arrive for the winter.
• Frogs and toads settle into pond mud to overwinter/hibernate.
• Leonid meteor shower is mid-month.