June Nature HappeningsOrioles

  • June 7: National Trails Day
  • June 11: Full Strawberry Moon; New Moon: June 25
  • June 20: Summer Solstice - the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's the longest daylight of the year and the first day of summer!
  • June 27: National Wildlife Federation's The GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT
  • June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month
  • Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest
  • Horseshoe Crabs spawn on Delaware bayshore beaches in late-May to early-June
  • Pond turtles are digging nests; the eggs will hatch in 80 – 90 days
  • White-tailed Deer fawns continue to be born through mid-month
  • As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings
  • Watch for Oriole and House Wren babies towards the end of the monthBluebirds
  • Wood Duck and Mallard ducklings hatch and venture forth early in the month
  • Canada Geese begin molting
  • Young woodchucks and raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers
  • Look for birds like Cedar Waxwings eating the ripe fruit of Serviceberry.