Except for goldfinches and late bluebirds, bird breeding and nesting season ends this month.
Mississippi Kites begin fledging their young.
Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into their "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks.
Watch local ponds for immature herons and bitterns.
Fall shorebird migration begins this month.
Blackbirds begin to flock and appear at feeders.
First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.
Hummingbirds begin staging south and start showing up more at feeders.
Keep your feeders and bird baths clean and your seed fresh through hot months.
Barn Swallow fall migration begins.
Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks in late-July.
Zebra Swallowtail, Tennessee's state butterfly!
Molting Mallard [Molting is the process of loosing last year's plumage & growing in new feathers.]
Wood Duck with eclipse plumage. [Eclipse plumage is temporary or transition plumage. Ducks are peculiar in that they loose all their flight feathers; the long, wing feathers; at once. Ducks are not able to fly during this period.]
