15 August β 14 October
the coastal calendar, unshifted
Roofs, dry-stone walls and old stone buildings β more urban here than the pine marten.
Same trick again: summer mating, winter implantation, spring birth. If something is running across your roof at three in the morning between March and May, it is this and there are young above the ceiling.
photos, sightings and recordings, off this site
where this species is on the list
| Phase | When | Length | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| pregnant | 15 January β 24 March | 69 days | Pregnant. Nothing to see from outside, which is why the dates matter. |
| raising young | 25 March β 19 May | 56 days | Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed. |
| young out of the den | 20 May β 14 June | 26 days | Young out of the nest or den, but still fed and followed by the adults. |
| courting | 15 June β 14 August | 61 days | Song, display, fighting, scent-marking β pairs forming or reaffirming. |
| young dispersing | 15 August β 14 October | 61 days | Young leaving for good, looking for a territory of their own. |
| going about the year | 15 October β 14 January | 92 days | Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out. |