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In Season This Month

Wildlife


Piping plover and sea turtle nesting season begins along some beaches and sandy isalnds. Avoid getting close to marked nesting areas. Butterflies are all around including the black swallow tail. More and more turtles can be seen around area ponds and ditches. Watch out to avid mowing over them in your yard. Among the many birds you can see are the glossy ibis in the marshes, and sanderlings along the shore lines. Most birds are nesting now. Keep an eye out for mama osprey and eagles which can be seen along our bay areas.

May is a great time to start looking for herps - frogs, slamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Make sure you send pictures or descriptions of your finds to the Lower Shore Herp Atlas.

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Stargazing


May 5-6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
May 9 - Annular Eclipse of the Sun
May 10 - New Moon
May 25 - Full Moon
May 24 to 30 - Dance of the Planets
May 28 - Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
May 25 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Names for the May full moon include:
Bright Moon, Flower Moon, or Frogs Return Moon

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Weather



Sun and Moon Cycles

  Week of May 19-25


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


Sunrise:
Sunset:
Moonrise:
Moonset:


 19

5:42am
8:12pm
2:15pm
2:04am		 20

5:41am
8:13pm
3:20pm
2:35am		 21

5:41am
8:14pm
4:26pm
3:07am
 22

5:40am
8:15pm
5:36pm
3:43am		 23

5:39am
8:16pm
6:47pm
4:22am		 24

5:39am
8:16pm
7:57pm
5:09am		 25

5:38am
8:17pm
9:04pm
6:03am
fullFull Moon: 12:26am



Community Calendar
Holidays This Month

May 1 - May Day
May 2 - National Day of Prayer
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
May 7 - National Teachers Day
May 12 - Mother's Day
May 22 - National Maritime Day
May 27 - Memorial Day

National Safe Boating Week 7 day period ending on last Fri before Memorial Day
National Transportation Week Week that includes 3rd Fri in May
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

Birthstone: Emerald
Flower: Lily-of-the-Valley and Hawthorne

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