Nature Happenings

• In Southern California, we have hummingbirds year-round so it is good to keep your hummingbird feeders filled and clean.
• Peak of southward migration. Birds heading south include: White-crowned Sparrows, Warblers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Green-tailed Towhees, Song Sparrows, and Lincoln and Chipping Sparrows.
• Mixed weather, ranging from hot, dry Santa Ana winds to cool, crisp, damp days and evenings with occasional showers.
• Elephant Seals appear on the CA coast north of Hearst Castle.
• Geese and ducks begin arriving throughout the region.
• Earliest appearance of Pine Siskin at coastal feeders.
• Yellow-rumped Warblers are returning.
• Peak of fall warbler migration.
• First Northern Flickers arrive.
• Sandhill Cranes arrive in CA at Salton Sea and Carrizo Plain.
• Orionids meteor shower is late-October.