July is National Blueberry, Bikini, Fireworks Safety, Ice Cream, Hot Dog, Grilling, Watermelon, Picnic, Deli Sandwich and Independent Retailers Month
July: NABA National Butterfly count • July 7: Last Quarter Moon, July 14: Newl Moon, July 21: First Quarter Moon, July 29: Full Moon • July 1-24: Tour de France • July 4-10: Freedom Week • July 12-18: Operation Safe Driver Week • July 19-27: National Moth Week • July 29-25: National Independent Retailors Week • July 21-25: World Forest Week • July 1: Canada Day, Postal Workers Day, Medicare Day • July 2: Made in the USA Day • July 3: Superman Day and • July 4: Independence Day, National BBQ Ribs Day and Play Outside Day • July 5: Bikini and Thong Day • July 6: National Fried Chicken and World Kiss Day and Earth Aphelian Day –Farthest Away from the Sun 1:30 PM EDT • July 7: National Chocolate Day, Global Forgiveness and Dive Bar Day • July 8: Coca Cola Day • July 10: National French Fry, Kitten and Pina Colada Day • July 11: Slurpee Day / 7-11 Birthday • July 12: National JELLO Day • July 14: Bastille Day and Shark Awareness Day • July 15: National Hot Dog Day • July 20: Moon Day and Lake Superior Day • July 20: National Ice Cream Day • July 24: City of Detroit’s Birthday • July 25: Wine and Cheese Day • July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day • July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day • July 30: Cheesecake Day • July 29-30: Delta Aquarids Meteor shower peaks. • July 31: National Mutt Day • Hummingbird Moths, often mistaken for a baby hummingbirds," show up at plants. • Highbush Cranberry and Viburnum start producing fruit and will continue until December. • First brood of immature hummingbirds begin to show up at nectar feeders early in the month. • Cicadas start calling early in the month. • Thistle plants begin to seed; goldfinches gather thistledown for nesting material. • Mallards and Wood Ducks molt into "eclipse" plumage and are unable to fly for several weeks. • Fall migration starts this month with returning shorebirds. • Blackbirds begin to flock and appear at feeders. • Listen for the feeding screeches of young Barred and Great Horned Owls. • Canada Geese begin molting. • Young Woodchucks and raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers. .
