Wildlife Happenings - November

Set up winter seed and suet feeders
Cedar waxwings come south for the winter. Their flocks can be seen on cedars, hollies, cherry laurels, privet, and other fruit plants.
Look for downy, hairy, red-bellied, and redheaded woodpeckers on suet feeders.
Bald eagles begin their nesting season. Look for spectacular aerial courtship displays.
Sandhill cranes return in full force from their breeding grounds up north. (Only a small number live here all year round).
Many yellow-rumped warblers and palm warblers will be in neighborhoods, natural areas, and yards, and gray catbirds have already arrived, and will be skulking (and cat-calling!) in thickets.
Kinglets, phoebes, robins, and other northern sogbirds have arrived for the winter

Peak of deer rutting in central and north Florida.
Bears are on the move and crossing roads, especially in Central Florida
As water temperatures lower, manatees begin to move to relatively warm waters at springs. Boaters beware of idle speed zones.
Look for migrating Hoary and Red Bats in North Florida. Hoary is a large bat with frosted fur.

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