Week of August 30 · CalgaryEverything we track around Calgary
Every natural event with a page on this site, sorted by where it sits in its season right now. Each page says when it typically happens, where to go, and what you are actually looking for.
Peaking now
the best window of the year is open
Nighthawks are streaming south
Last peak week | quiet by mid-September
Swainson's hawks are gathering
Peaking now | biggest kettles into September
Chokecherries are turning black
Fully ripe now | the best trees strip fast
The crickets have started
Typically Jul 25 to Oct 5 | Peak Aug 10 to Sep 15
Goldenrod is at peak
Typically Jul 20 to Sep 30 | Peak Aug 5 to Sep 15
Warblers are moving through
Typically Aug 10 to Oct 5 | Peak Aug 20 to Sep 15
Just beginning
early, and building
The elk have started bugling
Starts Sept 1 | peaks late September
Ending soon
the window is closing
Fall migration is already happening
Peak ends Monday | tapering into September
Bats over the river
Last good week | quiet by mid-September
Darner season, at full tilt
Peak ends Monday | flying until first frost
Fireweed says summer's ending
Last week for it | fluff from here on
The gophers are disappearing
Adults under now | juveniles into September
Watch for these
not yet, but on the calendar
Mushroom season is warming up
Dry right now | rain in the forecast
Aurora season is reopening
Season is open | runs to April
The larches turn gold
Typically Sep 15 to Oct 12 | Peak Sep 22 to Oct 5
The moon slides into Earth's shadow
No fixed season | each one has its own date
Last call for the Perseids
Typically Jul 17 to Aug 24 | Back next year
The sun sets before eight now
Crosses around Sep 11 | Not yet this year