June Nature Happenings

• June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month- Indiana Native Plants Society.

• Hummingbirds are nesting; they may become scarce at your feeders until July. Keep their feeders clean and at least half full of fresh nectar. Change the nectar every two days when temperatures soar above 90F degrees. 
• Tiger Swallowtail and Monarch Butterflies emerge. 
• Young birds leave their nests; their parents are usually nearby. Do Not Disturb Them! Mother's will come down to the fledglings and feed them until they fly away as long as they are NOT moved. 
• Bird migration is finished until autumn. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest. 
• As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings. Be sure to keep your feeders and bird baths clean and your seed fresh!
• First fireflies of the year appear.
• Fawns continue to be born mid-May through mid-June. 
• Wood Duck and Mallard ducklings hatch and venture forth early in the month. 
• Young Woodchucks/ground hogs and raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers. 
• Bats give birth. 

• Many seed-eating birds swallow small stones which remain in the gizzard, a muscular part of the stomach. The stones in the gizzard help break up hard seeds and nuts.