• Autumn colors peak in the third week of October. • Groundhogs feeding heavily for hibernation. • White-tailed Deer bucks go into rut. • This is the month to install and repair nest boxes for use next year. • Waterfowl migration continues to build. • Ruby-throated Hummingbirds depart this month. • Look for Rufous Hummingbirds to arrive in Maryland and Virginia. • Most Wood Ducks migrate south this month. A few stay to over winter. • Juncos and White-throated Sparrows become common at feeders. • Orionids meteor shower is late-October.
