Nature Happenings
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NABA National Butterfly count.*
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Prothonotary Warblers start to leave for Central and South America in late July after nesting here.
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First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.
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Mississippi Kites begin fledging their young.
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Except for goldfinches and late bluebirds, bird breeding and nesting season ends this month.
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Garter snakes give birth to live 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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Fall migration starts this month with returning shorebirds.
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Blackbirds begin to flock and appear at feeders.
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Katydids and Cicadas are in full chorus by the mid-month.
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Listen for the feeding screeches of young Barred and Great Horned Owls.
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Butterfly and Dragonfly diversity peaks.
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Butterfly milkweed in bloom. Look for Monarch Butterfly adults, eggs and larva.
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Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks in late-July.
*Texas
NABA-Butterfly Enthusiasts of Southeast Texas (Houston)
Farrar Stockton - President
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.naba.org/chapters/nababest/
Monarch Butterfly, the state butterfly of Texas
Prothonotary Warblers building a nest in tree c
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