Nature Happenings

• June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month

• Hummingbirds are nesting; they may become scarce at your feeders until July.

• Tiger Swallowtail and Monarch Butterflies emerge.

• Young birds leave their nests; their parents are usually nearby. Do not disturb them.

• Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.

• As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings.

• House Wrens are nesting.

• First fireflies of the year

• Fawns continue to be born mid-May through mid-June.

• Wood Duck and Mallard ducklings hatch and venture forth early in the month.

• Canada Geese begin molting.

• Young Woodchucks and raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers.