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September field notesNotable This Month
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Roosevelt Elk Autumn Rut
September through October
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Early Autumn Forest Mushroom Flush
Mid-September through NovemberNearby Ecosystems
Chapman Elementary Park
Drive · est. 39minSeasonal field note
Every September dusk, thousands of Vaux's swifts swirl in a hypnotic vortex over the historic brick chimney. Surrounding lawns fill with quiet observers watching one of North America's most impressive avian spectacles before the birds head south.
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Photo: Frank Schulenburg
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Photo: The High Fin Sperm Whale
