- Winter birds are attracted to birdfeeders. Watch to see how many birds you can identify.
- Flying squirrels may also visit your feeder at night - watch them using a red light.
- Sandhill cranes migrating south for the winter.
- Watch for the first snowfall, then check out the tracks that birds and animals leave behind.
- Anglers heading out with tip-ups and warm clothes to ice fish.
- December marks the end of the coho spawning and fish watching seasons.
- Along streams river otter search river bottoms for winter-chilled frogs, crayfish, and carp.
- Ruffed grouse pecking through the snow to find food.
- Luna moths are tucked away in cocoons on the ground in leaf litter and many other animals are also snug in the snow.
- White-tailed deer bucks shed their antlers. Look for antlers on the woodland floor between now and the end of January.
- Chickadees perched on branches fluffing up to keep warm in the cold winter air. Listen for their calls.
- The shortest day of the year occurs on the winter solstice around December 21st or 22nd.