November is Native American Heritage, Aviation History, Manatee Awareness, Gratitude, National Diabetes, Peanut Butter Lovers , Runaway Prevention, Lung Cancer and National Entrepreneurship Month
Nov. 5: Full Moon, Nov. 12: Last Quarter Moon, Nov. 20: New Moon, Nov. 28: First Quarter Moon
Nov. 2-8: Give Wildlife a Break! And National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Nov. 9-15: World Kindness Week
Nov 16-22: National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
Nov. 17-21: American Education Week
Nov. 17-18: Leonid meteor shower
Nov. 18-24: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
Nov. 23-29: National Family Week
Nov. 1: All Saints Day, Cinnamon Day and World Chili Day
Nov. 1: Project Feeder Watch starts and extends until April. www.feederwatch.org
Nov. 2: All Souls Day and Cookie Monster Birthday
Nov. 2: Daylight Savings Time Ends - “Fall Back”
Nov. 3: Public Television Day
Nov. 4: Election and National Candy Day
Nov. 5: MAH’s Birthday
Nov. 6. National Nachos and Stout Day
Nov. 7: International Merlot Day
Nov. 9: World Adoption Day
Nov. 10 : Marine Corps Birthday
Nov. 11: Armistice Day / Veterans Day
Nov. 13: World Kindness Day and Sandwich Day
Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
Nov. 15: America Recycles Day
Nov. 17: Take a Hike Day
Nov. 18: Family, National Apple Cider, Mickey Mouse Day
Nov. 20: Great American Smokeout
Nov. 22: WBU Canton’s 13th Birthday
Nov. 22: Humane Society Day
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 28: National Native American Heritage Day
Nov. 30: Small Business Saturday
Common Loons and Tundra Swans begin to appear.
Numbers swell for wintering owls such as Saw-whet, Long-eared and Short-eared Owls.
Eastern Monarch Butterflies reach their central Mexican overwintering sites starting in November.
Peak number of Sandhill Cranes at Michigan sanctuaries (Phyllis Haenhle and Baker) by the end of the month.
Beavers are very active in the evenings while caching a winter supply of food.
Waterfowl migration peaks this month.
Open water is important if there’s an early freeze. Put out heated bird baths for a winter water source.
