NATURE HAPPENINGS IN JUNEdd

 

  • Sharp-shinned Hawk eggs hatch and fledglings make their first flights after 23-27 days.

  • Purple Martin young fledge 28-35 days after hatching.

  • Many loons lay two eggs during the last week of June.

  • Harlequin Ducks build nests along fast flowing streams, then incubate their eggs for 28-29 days.

  • Western Tanagers nest mid-month.

  • Little Brown and Hoary Bats give birth to their young.

  • Young Chickadees and Downy Woodpeckers follow their parents to suet feeders.

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