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Summer in the Garden, approx dates

By AnneMcCormack

  • Male hummers arrive first

    Male hummers arrive first
    March 25, 2007, was the earliest date for a reported Ruby-throated Hummingbird near St Louis. According to data collected over the last 10 years, April 8 is the average date, and April 10 is the mode. In 2009, the first bird was reported on April 15. Only adult males have a ruby throat, visible only when the light is right.

  • Am toads trilling

    Am toads trilling

  • trees leaf out

    trees leaf out

  • insects hatch, eat leaves

  • peak migration thru St Louis

    peak migration thru St Louis

  • hummers are quietly nesting

    hummers are quietly nesting

  • Serviceberries begin to ripen

  • birds sing whenever it's cool

    birds sing whenever it's cool

  • Rough-leaf Dogwood fruit

  • hummer numbers peak

    hummer numbers peak

  • hummers fight all day long

    hummers fight all day long

  • not a baby hummingbird

    not a baby hummingbird
    This a a Snowberry Clearwing Moth. It feeds on nectar, and is often mistaken for a baby hummingbird. Actually, it's trying to mimic a bumblebee with its coloration. By the time we see immature hummingbirds, they look like adult females.

  • dragonflies

    dragonflies

  • Mississipi kite catches dragonflies

    Mississipi kite catches dragonflies

  • Elderberries ripe

  • Monarchs begin to migrate

    Monarchs begin to migrate

  • Virginia Creeper leaves turn red

    Virginia Creeper leaves turn red

  • broadwing hawks peak migration

    broadwing hawks peak migration

  • Flwr Dogwood fruit is ripe

    Flwr Dogwood fruit is ripe

  • strange hummer arrives

    strange hummer arrives

  • ruby-throats are gone

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