NATURE HAPPENINGS IN JUNE
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Sharp-shinned Hawk eggs hatch and fledglings make their first flights after 23-27 days.
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Purple Martin young fledge 28-35 days after hatching.
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Many loons lay two eggs during the last week of June.
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Harlequin Ducks build nests along fast flowing streams, then incubate their eggs for 28-29 days.
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Western Tanagers nest mid-month.
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Little Brown and Hoary Bats give birth to their young.
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Young Chickadees and Downy Woodpeckers follow their parents to suet feeders.
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Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.