1
Purple Martins depart

2
Look for Meadow Mushrooms

3
Deer still in velvet

4
Fledgling Goldfinches follow parents
to sunflower feeders

5
Tall Goldenrod in full bloom

6
Glowworms in moist areas in fields and pond banks

7


8
Late broods of Cardinals follow parents, begging

9
Flycatchers "hawking" insects

10
Green Darners (dragonflies)
"hawking" over fields for insects

11
Ripe wild cherries attract many birds

12


13
Adult male ruby-throated Hummingbirds
have migrated

14
Purple Gerardia blooming

15
First Canada Geese arrive

16
Autumnal prairie flowers bloom
now through early October

17
Young Fox Squirrels of second brood appear

18
Peak of songbird migration southward

19


20
Goldfinches eating wild thistle seeds

21
Accipiters visit bird feeding stations

22


23
Autumnal [Fall] Equinox
Look for Fence Lizards hunting
and basking in sun

24
"Hitchhiking" seeds cling to pantlegs and socks

25
Monarch Butterfly migration

26
Look for Praying Mantis and Walking Sticks

27
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers arrive from the north

28
Watch for Yellowjacket nests the last few times of mowing the grass

29


30
Frost Asters begin to bloom
on roadsides and unmowed fields

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INDEX OF NATURAL EVENTS

BIOGRAPHY OF TODD FINK

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NATURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
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