Nature Happenings

• Hummingbird Moths, often mistaken for “baby hummingbirds," show up at plants.
• First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.
• Recently fledged Orioles begin to arrive at Oriole feeders where their parents will teach them to feed.
• Cicadas start calling early in the month.
• Goldfinches begin nesting by gathering plant down or cotton from our WBU Nest Ball for nesting material.
• Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks.
• Listen for the feeding screeches of young Barred and Great Horned Owls.
• Look for hummingbirds feeding on Trumpet Creeper and Jewelweed flowers.
• Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks in late-July.