Second Week of September
Groundhogs are eating voraciously to fatten up quickly for winter. Too much fat earlier in the season would make them easy prey.Mating season for moose begins.
The red blossoms of cardinal flower may still be seen in wet areas. The flowers produce a lot of nectar because their most important pollinators are hummingbirds, and they require a substantial reward.
Time to look for recipes that use green tomatoes.
A dry, windy day will send milkweed seeds flying.
Third Week of September
Jack-in-the-pulpit seeds have turned bright orange. Deer and some birds eat the berries but they have more oxalic acid than humans can manage.Immature male turkeys, called jakes, are forming bachelor flocks.
A large common mullein plant can produce as many as 180,000 seeds.
Beechnuts are ripening. Many animals eat these small but nutritious nuts.
Toads are making their way underground, using a mix of their own digging and existing mammal excavations. Source: Virginia Barlow
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