October

Look for… Listen to…

SEEDS falling

Monarch migration to Mexico

Snakes hibernating

Crickets songs slowing

Jumping Spiders

Mints flowering

Trees starting to show true colors

Bees

Goldenrods

Wood turtles returning to streams (for breeding and hibernation)

Asters

Waterfowl migration

Hawk migration

White snakeroot flowers

Milkweed seeds

Chlorophyll being stored in roots of deciduous trees

Chipping Sparrows

Snow Geese arriving

Crab Spider on Goldenrod

Author: Joanne Lockwood White