We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.
Route 150 West in Willow Knolls Court,
by Burlington Coat Factory
Peoria, IL 61615
Phone: (309) 690-3232
Email: Send Message
Store Hours:
Mon - Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 am - 4:00 pm
Comments:
We are your backyard birdfeeding experts
Located by Burlington Coat Factory
• July 7: Full Moon, July 21: New Moon
• July 28-29: Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks.
• July 29-30: Capricornids Meteor shower
• Peak of River Bluet (dragonfly) flights
• Bison mating season
• First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month.
• Thistle plants begin to seed; goldfinches gather thistledown for nesting material and begin nesting.
• Many species (robins, cardinals, bluebirds, etc.) may be in their second nesting.
• Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks.
• Fall migration starts this month with shorebirds returning later in month.
• Katydids and Cicadas are in full chorus by late-month.
• Listen for the feeding screeches of young Barred and Great Horned Owls.
• Look for hummingbirds feeding on Trumpet Creeper and Jewelweed flowers.
• Many songbirds go into heavy molt.
• Great Blue Herons fledge.
