The following bird & critter information is thanks to the Peoria Journal Star's sports reporter, Jeff Lampe. I've collected these bits over the years and finally entered them in my journal. I thought I'd share the November happenings.
Although we gardeners think of November as a quiet month, as you can see, nature is quite busy.
- River otters breed.
- Great horned and barred owls are courting.
- White tail deer rut peaks in mid month.
- White tail deer does enter first estrus.
- Deer-vehicle collisions peak.
- Sauger and walleye are good on the rivers.
- Quail form coveys.
- Crow migration peaks.
- Turkey flocks split, and young jakes group up in flocks.
- Bluebill migration started early this month.
- Peak canvasback and mallard duck migration.
- Lesser scaup migration occurs.
- Most doves are en route to winter areas along Gulf Coast.
- Winter birds, such as juncos, tree sparrows, and purple finches arrive.
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I've had tree sparrows, purple finches, nuthatches, blue jays, cardinals, gold finches, downy woodpeckers, black capped chickadees, and a red bellied woodpecker on my feeder this month.
From the National Weather Service records:
The record low temperature for November was in 1977 at minus 2 degrees.
The record high temperature for November was in 1950 at 81 degrees.
The average low temperature for November is between 25 and 37 degrees.
The average high temperature for November is between 41 and 57 degrees.
The 2008 rainfall for November was 1.12 inches.
The 2008 snow for November was 4.6 inches.
Illinois and Indiana Departments of Natural Resources for deer/vehicle accidents:
1.5 Million is the average number of deer/vehicle accidents for the United States per year.
Illinois ranks third for the most per year - There were 24,212 deer/vehicle accidents in 2008 - including two human fatalities.
Howard County, Indiana had 6.6% of their accidents in 2008 from deer/vehicle crashes.
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Enjoy what's left of this Fall season.
Winter, dear friends, is on the way.
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