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MO Natural Events Calendar

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Daily events from the Missouri Dept. of Conservation's Natural Events Calendar. Support MDC at mdc.mo.gov and buy the calendar. Unofficial fan account run by @fruitbat.bsky.social.

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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 2h
Elk rut peaks. Box turtles dig shallow burrows and go dormant to survive winter.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Early wintering sparrows arrive.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Peak fall color begins in maples, oaks, and hickories. Now is a great time to hike a trail or float a stream.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
New England asters bloom, providing nectar for late-migrating monarchs.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Blue jays gather acorns and fly to other trees to hide them.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hellbender breeding is at its peak. Average day of first frost in Missouri.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Watch for flocks of blue jays flying low.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Sticktights collect on pants.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Downy gentians bloom on prairies.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Listen for the trill of field crickets.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Most ruby-throated hummingbirds have left Missouri.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Look for hen of the woods mushrooms.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Peak of fall color begins.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Watch for goldfinches eating sunflower seeds.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Muskies become active.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Timber rattlesnakes enter hibernation.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bats gather at cave entrances to mate and hibernate. Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms begin forming orange clusters at the bottom of trees.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Black gum, bittersweet, and dogwood show fall color.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pawpaw fruits ripen. Katydids sing in trees at night.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Snakes begin winter dormancy. Bittersweet starts to ripen.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
White pelicans congregate at wetlands through mid-October.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Acorns begin to fall. Fox and gray squirrels bury nuts for winter food.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fawns have lost their spots.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tiger salamanders move to ponds in the rain. Black walnuts and hickory nuts ripen and begin to fall.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Elk begin bugling. Spider wasps are busy capturing spiders that will become food for their larvae.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Chimney swifts begin migration.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Listen for migrating birds during evening hours. Cardinal flowers bloom along Ozark streams.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
After a cold front, watch for migrating broad-winged hawks. Persimmons start to ripen.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Swallows stage in large flocks.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Marbled salamander breeding is at its peak.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Puffballs and other fall mushrooms start to appear.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sassafras, sumac, and Virginia creeper show fall color.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
White bass school through mid-October. Meadow jumping mice begin hibernation.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Deer mice store seeds and nuts underground and in nests.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thirteen-lined and Franklin’s ground squirrels begin hibernation.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
White-tailed deer breed now through November.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Common nighthawks begin migration.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Black bears gorge to prepare for winter.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Blue-winged teal migration is at its peak.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Caspian terns migrate in flocks across Missouri and feed in wetlands.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Monarch butterflies begin migrating south in large numbers.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Freshwater jellyfish may be abundant in reservoirs.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Watch for lightning bug larvae (glowworms) in low water.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Jewelweed seedpods explode when touched.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Peak of fall shorebird migration continues through the middle of the month.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Harmless black-and-yellow garden spiders build webs.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ospreys begin fall migration.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Look for tarantulas crossing roads in southwestern Missouri.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ground squirrels gorge to prepare for winter.
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MO Natural Events Calendar @mo-naturel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Colonies of bryozoans reach their largest sizes. Look for their jellylike masses in warm, quiet ponds and lakes.
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