Nature Happenings

• June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month

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• Hummingbirds are attracted to the orange flowers of Trumpet Creeper vines when they bloom.

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• Look for Teasel and Field Thistle blooming in open areas.

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

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

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• House Wrens are nesting in the northern part of region.

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• Eastern species (Cerulean Warbler; Scarlet Tanager) are breeding at their western limit in the Ouchita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma.

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• Snapping Turtles emerge onto land to lay eggs.

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• Drought conditions often prevail; a freshly-changed bird bath will draw in a variety of birds.

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• Young raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers.

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• Bullfrogs begin calling.

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