70's, humid with regular bouts of rain. Swamp Milkweed exploding into bloom alongside Early meadowrue. First Monarch caterpillar of the year spotted, along with the first milkweed beetles.
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Wildlife Spotted
- Baltimore Oriole
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Blue Jay
- Canadian Goose
- Chipmunk, Eastern
- Cottontail Rabbit
- Downy Woodpecker
- Goldfinch
- Grackle
- Grackle
- Gray Tree Frog
- Great Blue Heron
- Grey Squirrel
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Mallard Duck
- Monarch Butterfly
- Nuthatch
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Raven
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sandhill Crane
- Squirrel, Grey
- Tiger Swallowtail
- Turkey Vulture
- Wood Duck
- Updated 6/3/2012
Natives in Bloom:
- Butterfly Weed
- Canada Anemone
- Columbine
- Harebell
- Spiderwort
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Geranium
- Wild Rose
- Updated 6/25/2012
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