- The Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains will likely be ablaze in peak fall foliage color the second or third weekend.
- October is the peak migration time for hawks, cormorants, water birds, gulls, and seabirds at Cape May, NJ. Terns, egrets, and herons are also migrating strongly.
- Buck deer may be seen sparring with each other.
- The last Barn Swallows head south in early October.
- In late October, flounder begin moving south from Virginia to North Carolina, spawning as they go.
- Visit a hawk watch site and count the migrating raptors.
