Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas is a guide to natural events that details not only where to go but when to go. Arranged by month, each of the twelve sections contains several detailed descriptions of exciting natural events of the region, from photo ops to fossils, bird nests to butterflies, this is the nature lover s dream guide. Comprehensive maps, eye-catching photos, and thorough appendixes round out this volume.
Swallows Watch for mixed swallow species that band together in large flocks of one thousand or more.
Tree swallows, barn swallows, and roughwinged swallows gather before heading south for the winter to southern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Watch for gold and black monarch butterflies as they begin their migration to Mexico. Chapter 57, Fall Color. Sumac, Virginia Creeper, and sassafras begin to show fall color this month, especially when they are growing on ridge tops. Dogwood, bittersweet, and blackgum are also starting to change color.