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.