Along the Air Line...

Spring 2006, Part 3

April 30th. Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) in bloom.

Small White Violet (Viola macloskeyi).

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris).

May 1st. Spring colors in the trees rival fall.

May 13th. The morning after a day of heavy rain, nearly flodding the trail in Raymond Brook Marsh.

Red Chokeberry (Photinia pyrifolia).

Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus).

Snakes everywhere; their usual dens probably submerged.

The first orchid of the year. Pink Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium acaule).

Eastern tent caterpillars about half grown.

Morrow's Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) - an invasive plant.

Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum).

Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia). Female flowers.

Baltimore Oriole.

May 19th. Approaching thunderstorm.

Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum).

Sessile Bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia).

May 22nd. A mayfly hatch near the trail head on Route 85.

May 23rd. A flock of cedar waxwings near the lumber yard.