Nature Happenings
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NABA National Butterfly count.*
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Except for goldfinches and late bluebirds, bird breeding and nesting season ends this month.
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Mississippi Kites begin fledging their young.
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Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into their "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks.
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Watch local ponds for immature herons and bitterns.
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Fall shorebird migration begins this month.
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Blackbirds begin to flock and appear at feeders.
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First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.
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Hummingbirds begin staging south and start showing up more at feeders.
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Keep your feeders and bird baths clean and your seed fresh through hot months.
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Barn Swallow fall migration begins.
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Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks in late-July.
*Tennessee
NABA-Tennessee Valley
Bill Haley - President
215 McFarland Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Phone: 800-262-0695 ext. 4056
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://tvcnaba.org/
Zebra Swallowtail, the Tennessee state bird
Molting Mallard
Wood Duck with eclipse plumage (molting)
Immature Great Blue Heron
Flock of Red-winged Blackbirds
Immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird at nectar feeder
Barn Swallow
Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower