Florida Wildlife Calendar

Warblers migrate southward.
In late September gray bats migrate to north Alabama for winter hibernation.
First signs of leaves changing color; blazing star, rabbit tobacco and blue curls abloom.
Peak of hurricane season - watch for unusual bird sightings following tropical storms.
Bald eagles return to nest sites and begin courtship.
Panhandle blue crabs migrate to deeper water for winter.
Hawks begin migrating – watch for them along both coasts and in the Florida Keys.
Peak blooming period for water-spider orchids in central Florida.

Florida scrub-jay fledglings have completely blue heads, having lost their brown juvenile plumage.

Atlantic sturgeon begin fall migration from the Suwannee and Apalachicola Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico.

Green sea turtles continue to nest; loggerhead leave Florida shores to begin their migrations.

Lights Out! Sea turtles emerge from their nests and head for the ocean. Females may become confused by lights on the beach.