Red Admiral butterfly on Butterflyweed.

Hot (90's-90's), humid, sporadic rain every few days. Woodland Sunflower in bloom, Blazing Star, Woodland Goldenrod about to pop. Butterflies more and more common; have seen two Red Admirals flying circles around one another, both Monarchs and Red Admirals on various Milkweeds.

Wildlife Spotted

• American Toad
• Baltimore Oriole
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Blue Jay
• Canadian Goose
• Chipmunk, Eastern
• Cottontail Rabbit
• Downy Woodpecker
• Eastern Bluebird
• Goldfinch
• Gray Tree Frog
• Green Frog
• Grey Squirrel
• Hairy Woodpecker
• Loon
• Monarch Butterfly
• Monarch Caterpillar
• Nuthatch
• Purple Finch
• Red Admiral Butterfly
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Squirrel, Grey

Natives in Bloom:

• Butterfly weed
• Early Meadowrue
• Glade Mallow
• Harebell
• Spiderwort
• Swamp Milkweed
• Woodland Sunflower