Nature Happenings
- June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month
- Wild Turkey broods appear.
- Female turtles are depositing their eggs into nests on dry land now and into early July.
- Black Bear mating season mid-June to mid-July.
- Sulpher Butterflies are emerging.
- Canada Goose molting period begins mid-June; they cannot fly during this time.
- Water perennial gardens for longer time and less often to force roots to grow down.
- Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.
- As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings.
- White-tailed Deer fawns continue to be born this month.
- Begin to deadhead perennials to help them bloom again.
- Egg laying begins for Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
- Bats are active at night.