Nature Happenings

  • NABA National Butterfly count.*

  • Except for goldfinches and late bluebirds, bird breeding and nesting season ends this month.

  • Mississippi Kites begin fledging their young.

  • Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into their "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks.

  • Watch local ponds for immature herons and bitterns.

  • Fall shorebird migration begins this month.

  • Blackbirds begin to flock and appear at feeders.

  • First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.

  • Hummingbirds begin staging south and start showing up more at feeders.

  • Keep your feeders and bird baths clean and your seed fresh through hot months.

  • Barn Swallow fall migration begins.

  • Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks in late-July.

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Tennessee
NABA-Tennessee Valley
Bill Haley - President
215 McFarland Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Phone: 800-262-0695 ext. 4056
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://tvcnaba.org/

 

Zebra Swallowtail, the state butterfly of Tennessee.

 Mississippi Kites

Molting Mallard Duck

Male Wood Duck with eclipse plumage

Eclipse plumage is temporary or transition plumage. Ducks are peculiar in that they loose all their flight feathers; the long, wing feathers; at once. Ducks are unable to fly during this time.

 Immature Great Blue Heron

Flock of Red-winged Blackbirds

Immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird on feeder → Order your hummingbird feeder now!

Barn Swallow

Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower → Order a fabulous set of binoculars now!