August Nature / Fun Happenings

 

  • August is National Water Quality, Golf, National Dog, Immunization Awareness, Get Ready for Kindergarten, International Pirate, Wellness and Win with Civility Month
  • Aug 5: Last Quarter Moon, Aug 12: New Moon, Aug 19: Last Quarter Moon, Aug 28: Full Moon
  • Aug 1-7: Simplify Your Life and International Clown Week
  • Aug 2-8: National Farmers Market Week
  • Aug 6-9: National Hobo Week
  • Aug 7-9: Tall Timbers Days
  • Aug 8-16: Elvis Week
  • Aug 9-13: Perseids Meteor shower peak
  • Aug 16-22: National Aviation Week
  • Aug 19-30: Little League World Series
  • Aug 24-28: Be Safe at Home Week
  • Aug 25-31: Be Kind to Humankind Week
  • Aug. 29-30: International Bat Nights
  • Aug 1: Air Force Day and International Beer Day
  • Aug 2: American Family Day
  • Aug 3: Watermelon Day
  • Aug 4: White Wine Day
  • Aug 4: Coast Guard and National Chocolate Chip Day
  • Aug 5: Dolly Parton and Campfire Day
  • Aug 6: Hiroshima and IPA Day
  • Aug 7: National Lighthouse Day
  • Aug 8: International Cat Day
  • Aug 10: S'mores and Paul Bunyon Day
  • Aug 11: Popsicle Day
  • Aug 12: World Elephant and Vinyl Record Day
  • Aug 14: VJ Day
  • Aug 15: Best Friends and National Honey Bee Day
  • Aug 16: Migratory Bird Treaty Signed 110 Years Ago
  • Aug 21: Senior Citizens Day
  • Aug 26: National Dog Day
  • Aug 28: WBU Canton Store Owners BDay and Red Wine Day
  • Aug 30: Toasted Marshmallow and Beach Day.
  • Wild Turkeys can be seen with their young.
  • Purple Martins and other swallows begin congregating at staging grounds before heading south.
  • Purple Martin southward migration is completed by end of month.
  • Orioles are gone by the end of the month.
  • Male Little and Big Brown Bats start to spend part of the night in winter hibernation sites in early August.
  • Eastern Monarch Butterflies lay eggs.
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbirds migrate through Southern Ontario through mid-August.
  • Flocks of nighthawks can be seen late in the month.
  • Shorebird migration builds and waterfowl migration starts.
  • Early warblers (Cape May, Tennessee, Magnolia, Blackburnian) migrate through the area.