Viewing

• Scrub morning glory and butterfly weed bloom in July.
• Sea oats are flowering on Atlantic beaches.
• In South Florida young crocodiles are hatching.
• Buck deer in new velvet may occasionally be spotted.
• Swallow-tailed and Mississippi kites, purple martins, and tree swallows begin to gather to migrate south for the winter.
• Look for magnificent frigatebirds flying overhead in south Florida.
• Mulch your garden to conserve water but leave patches of soil exposed for dusting by birds.
• Second litters of gray squirrels are being born.
• Baby raccoons, foxes, armadillos, and bobcat leave their mothers. raccoons, bobcat, and armadillos
• Bear breeding season starts.
• Listen for Eastern narrowmouth toads ("waaa", like a baying sheep) after heavy rains.
• Lights Out! Sea turtles emerge from their nests and head for the ocean. Females may become confused by lights on the beach.
• Leatherback, loggerhead, and green sea turtles continue to crawl ashore to lay eggs.