Viewing

Ask FWC

• Greater sandhill cranes arrive to winter.
• Watch for northern harriers gliding low over the marshes.
• Peak month for roadkills of black bears.
• Peak of deer rutting in central and north Florida.
• Cedar waxwings, phoebes, robins and other northern songbirds arrive for the winter.
• Florida manatees start to head south to warm water sites when temperatures drop.
• Seasonal manatee Speed Zones change on Florida's waterways.
• Ornate chorus frogs begin calling.
• Look for downy, hairy, red-bellied, and red-headed woodpeckers on suet feeders.
• White pelicans begin migrating south to Florida.
• Bald eagles begin their nesting season. Look for spectacular aerial courtship displays.
• Cypress trees begin turning rust color.
• Winter rains, shorter days and cooler temperatures present the perfect time for adding to your yard plants that provide food for wildlife.