NATURAL & CULTURAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
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NATURAL & CULTURAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK |
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Winter birds present include Ruffled Grouse, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Purple Finch, Red- |
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breasted Nuthatch, Pine Siskin, Black-capped Chickadee, Winter Wren, American Goldginch, Barred Owl, & wild Turkey. |
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FEBRUARY 2000 |
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Red maple trees bloom. |
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Mourning Doves are courting. |
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Spicebush blooms, and trailing arbutus may bloom along trail edges. |
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MARCH 2000 |
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Wild flowers blooming may include spring beauty, sharp lobed hepatica bloodroot, and several species of violets. |
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Redbud and serviceberry trees bloom along Little River Road. |
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Arriving migratory birds include: Brown Thrasher, Solitary Vireo,Yellow-throated Warbler & Louisiana Waterhrush. |
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Dozens of woodland wildflowers are in bloom including foam-flower, columbine, fire pink, Dutchman's britches, |
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trout-lily, white trillium, yellow trillium, crested dwarf iris, white fringed phacelia, and wild geranium. |
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Migratory birds arriving for the summer include: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Veery, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, |
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Yellow-throated Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Blackburnian Warbler. |
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Blooming trees include Mountain laurel, Siverbell, Tuliptrees, Umbrella and Fraser magnolia. |
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Wildflowers blooning include creeping phlox, wake robin, showy orchis, yellow lady's slipper, galax & woodland bluet. |
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JUNE 2000 |
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June 17 Women's Work at Ocanaluftee. |
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Catawba Rhododendron reach it bloom peak, & Rosebay Rhododendron reaches peak bloom at the lower elevations. |
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JULY 2000 |
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Wildflowers in bloom include butterfly-weed, yellow-fringed orchid, cardinal flower, purple-fringed orchid, & fly poison. |
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Sourwood trees bloom, & Rosebay Rhododendron reaches its peak at the middle and higher elevations. |
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AUGUST 2000 |
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Wildflowers in bloom include Joe-Pye weed, Turk's cap lily, pink tutrlehead, heart-leaved aster, nodding lady's tresses, |
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Flocks of migrating Broad-winged Hawks may be seen from Clingman's Dome and Look Rock towers. |
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Wildflowers in bloom include mountain gentian, New York ironweed,and wide leaved sunflowers. |
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Trees showing early fall color include sourwood, pin cherry, flowering dogwood and yellow birch. |
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OCTOBER 2000 |
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Fall colors reach their peak at the higher elevations during the first two weeks, and at the lower elevations during the last 2 2weeks. |
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NOVEMBER 2000 |
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Oak trees continue to show color early in the month. May fall asters continue to bloom. Buffalo nut leaves remain green. |
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Mammals in various states of deep winter sleep include black bear, woodchucks chipmunk, and jumping mouse. |
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Witch-hazel blooms with bright yellow color. |
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