Nature in Baltimore. A few seasonal things to notice around Baltimore's Chesapeake shore, reservoirs, streams, woods, meadows, gardens, and open sky.

Look for this month · July

  1. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving between blooms · Sunny native gardens and meadow edges
  2. Summer native flowersTall flowers above warm-season greenery · Sunny meadows, rain gardens, and woodland openings
  3. Summer bat flightFast silhouettes catching flying insects · Open sky after sunset

Coming next month · August

  1. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving between blooms · Sunny native gardens and meadow edges
  2. Summer native flowersTall flowers above warm-season greenery · Sunny meadows, rain gardens, and woodland openings
  3. Fall bird migrationChanging flocks and unfamiliar calls · Wooded corridors, wetlands, shoreline, and night sky
  4. Late-season butterfliesButterflies pausing on open flower heads · Late flowers and sunny meadow edges
  5. Migrating shorebirdsSmall birds feeding or resting near water · Broad tidal, mudflat, and shoreline edges viewed from legal public space

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