July Nature News!

☀️ NABA National Butterfly count.
☀️ Except for goldfinches and late bluebirds, bird breeding and nesting season ends this month.
☀️ Mississippi Kites begin fledging their young.
☀️ Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into their "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks.
☀️ Watch local ponds for immature herons and bitterns.
☀️ Fall shorebird migration begins this month.
☀️ Blackbirds begin to flock and appear at feeders.
☀️ First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.
☀️ Hummingbirds begin staging south and start showing up more at feeders.
☀️ Barn Swallow fall migration begins.
☀️ Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks in late-July.

August Nature News!

☀️ Shorebird migration builds and waterfowl migration starts.
☀️ Purple Martins begin heading south (adults by the start of the month, juveniles by the end of the month).
☀️ Broad-winged Hawk migration begins.
☀️ Chimney Swifts can be seen in large flocks over chimneys at dusk.
☀️ Second brood of hummingbirds begin to appear at feeders early- to mid-month.
☀️ American Goldfinches are fledging late this month.
☀️ Migration begins for Ospreys and raptors.
☀️ Early warblers (Cape May, Tennessee, Magnolia, Blackburnian) are migrate southward.
☀️ The peak of Ruby-throated Hummingbird fall migration is mid-August.
☀️ Carolina Chickadees begin forming pairs (protracted during non-breeding season).
☀️ Perseids Meteor shower is mid-month.