1
Hummingbirds and Whip-poor-wills
have departed by now

2
Young Gray Squirrels of second brood appear

3
Hawk migration.
Watch for migrating spider webs . . .

4
. . . also called gossamer threads,
a mechanism of dispersal of young spiders

5
On a warm day this month visit Pine Hills for the snake migration

6
First peak of autumn colors
(Dogwood, Sumac, Sassafras)

7
Dabbling ducks (Mallards, Gadwalls, Pintails)
migrating through Southern Illinois

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Check old fields for blooming Ladies Tresses

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Most neotropical migrant songbirds have left
Illinois by now for southern climes

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Swifts migrate south. Robins migrating en masse

18
American Toads still above ground

19
Autumn colors peaking

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Diving ducks (Lesser Scaups, Redheads, Canvasbacks) migrating

22
Common Milkweeds shedding seed

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Look for loons, grebes, gulls, and diving ducks
at refuges on big reservoirs

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INDEX OF NATURAL EVENTS

BIOGRAPHY OF TODD FINK

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NATURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
Copyright © 1995 SINEC
EVENTS CONTENT BY TODD FINK
DRAWINGS BY MARY AVERY

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