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Fall's Journey South How You Can Help Track Fall's Journey South How You Can Help Track Spring's Journey North Journey South News As the fall season sweeps southward, these migration stories from some of North America's most important wildlife refuges will be told. Visit this page on the dates shown below for the latest story. (Be sure to "Reload" this page each time you visit!) September 8 Thousands of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds congregate at Aransas NWR before leaving on their non-stop flight over the Gulf of Mexico. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Austwell, Texas) September 15 Migration of Monarch Butterflies peaks at Cape May NWR. Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (Cape May, New Jersey) September 22 Loons breed in one of the highest densities in the United States at Seney NWR and they're leaving the refuge on southward migration. Seney National Wildlife Refuge (Seney, Michigan) September 29 Baltimore Orioles head south with warbler migration from Tinicum NWR. Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) October 6 Thousands of hawks and Neotropical songbirds moving through Chincoteague NWR during the Eastern Shore Birding Festival. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Chincoteague, Virginia) October 13 Monarch Butterflies arrive at St. Mark's NWR as celebrated during the St. Mark's Butterfly weekend. St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge (St. Mark's Florida) October 20 Over 80,000 Sandhill Cranes stop down at Quivera NWR, often accompanied by Whooping Cranes. Quivera National Wildlife Refuge (Stafford, Kansas) October 27 Thousands of Trumpeter and Tundra Swans prepare to leave Red Rocks NWR as Montana lakes freeze over. Red Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (Lima, Montana) November 3 Over 150 Whooping Cranes expected to return to winter on the Texas Gulf Coast from their northern nesting grounds in Canada. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Austwell, Texas) November 10 Millions of songbirds congregate on the Texas coast before embarking on southward migration to Mexico, Central, and South America. Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge Alamo, Texas November 17 First Manatees sighted in warm springs at Chasahowitzka NWR. Chassahowitzka Nat'l. Wildlife Refuge (Crystal River, Florida) November 24 Polar Bears build and move into maternity dens for the winter across the Arctic NWR. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Fairbanks, Alaska)