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3
• Barred owls courting; listen for "Who cooks for you! Who cooks for you all?"
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• HANUKKAH (8 days)
• bald eagles arriving in northern Missouri; view them at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
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• Raccoons den up during snow and ice storms
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9
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10
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• Eastern cottontail rabbits use abandoned dens during heavy snow
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• Bald eagles arrive at Table Rock Lake
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13
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• Geminid meteor shower peaks
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15
• Skunks sleep during weather 15* or colder
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• Gray squirrels begin breeding now through February
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18
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• Red foxes begin mating this month; listen for their barks and squalls
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• FIRST DAY OF WINTER/SOLSTICE: shortest day of year
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• CHRISTMAS
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28
• During deep snowfall, bobcats stay in shelters
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29
• Squirrels gather in nests to conserve energy
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30
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31
• NEW YEAR'S EVE
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