Darien, Connecticut

Nature Happenings

• Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April, www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
• 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 Pine Siskin and Red-breasted Nuthatches.
• Leonid meteor shower is mid-month.