Nebraska Wildlife Event and Wildlife Damage Calendar
The information contained here is to provide you with general and approximate times when animals, mate, give birth, disperse and cause the majority of damage to property.
It will provide guidelines only!! Understand that wildlife don't always follow the "rules". For example, NWCO's have observed raccoon young in every month of the year. Certainly, the vast majority of their encounters with raccoon young occur during the Spring. However, be aware that what happens generally doesn't mean much to your situation in particular. Nevertheless, this calendar is useful in providing you with more information to help you identify the culprit damaging your property.
We welcome your observations, submit suggestions to svantassel2@unl.edu . For this calendar will be an ongoing project.
January
First half
Second half
February
First Half
Southern flying squirrels (threatened species) begin mating
Second Half
Fox squirrels mate
Skunks mate
March
First half
Cardinals mate
House sparrows mate/nest
Pocket gopher mounding peaks
Tree squirrel problems begin
Second half
April
First half
Garter snakes form mating balls
Snakes more active
Second half
House sparrows raise first clutch
Rabbit problems peak
Snake problems peak
Snapping turtles lay eggs
May
First half
Grackles mate
Prairie dog problems peak
Robins nesting
Second half
Grackles remove feces in nests and deposit them into bird baths/pools
Rabbit young seen running about
June
First half
Coyote problems peak
Second half
Bull snakes deposit eggs
July
First half
Second half
Bull snake eggs hatch
Tree squirrel complaints peak
August
First half
Garter snake young begin to disperse
Second half
Cicada-killer wasps dig holes
Chimney swifts leave chimneys
September
First half
Garter snakes prepare for hibernation
Second half
October
First half
Grackles grub lawns and form large flocks
Second half
November
First half
Second half
December
First half
Second half