By Matt Maloney, special to The Conway Daily Sun
Around the time of the longest day of the year, life bursts at the seams and birdsong fills the air. Since the middle of May, when spring migration started to slow down, birds have been busy breeding, laying eggs, and raising young. The month of June is the peak of nesting activity, with many new generations almost set to fledge.
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