June Nature Happenings
- 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 month
- 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.