Cottonwood borers, one of the long-horned beetles, have been found near the Teaching Shelter in late July.

Fall webworms have started their usual summer depredations, however many trees are dropping leaves now anyway due to summer heat and drought. When the rain begins again, the trees chewed up by fall webworms will be just as likely to resprout new leaves, whether the webworms are removed or not.

Starting in late June and continuing through July, young purple martins have been gathering to socialize while preening their new feathers. The numbers lined up on power lines at the corner of Mohawk Boulevard and Winston Avenue are at their greatest in the morning and evening. Thousands more purple martins are gathering in downtown Tulsa. They will begin to migrate out of our area soon, and should be gone by late August.

Shorebirds should be appearing soon.

Water sources have been good places to find butterflies, especially giant swallowtail and American snout and pearl crescent.