Nature Happenings
- Birds will "dust bathe" to rid their feathers of mites and other parasites. This also helps birds to maintain the optimum amount of oil on their feathers.
- Flocks of nighthawks can be seen late in the month.
- Shorebird migration builds and waterfowl migration starts.
- Monarch Butterfly migration begins.
- Early warblers (Cape May, Tennessee, Magnolia, Blackburnian) migrate through the area.
- Squirrels give birth to their second brood.
- Deer are shedding the velvet off their antlers.
- Broad-winged Hawk migration begins.
- Chimney Swifts can be seen in large flocks over chimneys at dusk.
- American Goldfinches finish nesting late this month.
- Second brood of hummingbirds begin to appear at feeders.
- Perseids Meteor shower is mid-month.