Nature Happenings

• Varied Thrushes and Ruby-crowned Kinglets arrive to spend the winter with us.
• Golden-crowned Sparrows have returned for the winter and can often be heard singing their song of three, clear, whistled descending notes.
• Ferrugionus Hawks return from the plains states to spend the winter here.
• Ladybugs are beginning to seek hibernating places.
• This is the month to install and repair nest boxes for use next year.
• Waterfowl migration continues to build.
• Sandhill Cranes begin returning to the Delta.
• October is the best month to see vagrant warblers and others along the coast. Go to Monterey, Pt. Reyes, Bolinas, Bodega Bay and other coastal hot spots.
• American Goldfinch numbers begin to increase.
• Northern Flickers' primary migration into the area.
• Crickets stop singing.
• Deer are in rut - watch for them while driving.
• Orionids meteor shower is late-October.