5-2
A few American Toads are out and about - but not too thrilled with the weather.
5-1
Canada Violets and Dwarf Ginseng are both starting to flower.
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| Canada Violets |
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| Dwarf Ginseng |
Some very large tadpoles were feeding greedily and, for the first time this spring, Black flies were an annoyance.
John
4-29
Cypress Spurge, a common garden escape, is yellowing roadsides and river banks.
John
4-28
Downy Yellow Violets are putting in an appearance and Red-bellied Elder is starting to flower.
John
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| Red-berried Elder |
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| Downy Yellow Violet |
4-27
Squirrel Corn, another Spring ephemeral, is flowering and Jack-in-the-Pulpits are not far behind.
John
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| Squirrel Corn |
4-26
Both shadbush and Hobblebush are opening a few flowers.
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| Hobblebush |
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| Shadbush |
John
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| Columbine |
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| Garlic Mustard |
4-25
Wood Anemone, AKA Wind Flower, is carpeting areas of forest floor, a patch of white Bluets have turned their faces to the sun and Field Pussytoes are attracting eager pollinators.
John
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| Field Pussytoes and pollinator |
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| white Bluets |
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| Wood Anemone |
4-24
The dangling pale yellow flowers of Wild Oats are opening and Common Toothwort, a mustard relative, needs only a little sunshine to turn its 4 petaled white flowers skyward.
John
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| Wild Oats |
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| Toothwort |
4-23
Field Penny-cress, AKA Cow Cress. am alien member of the mustard family is starting to flower.
John
4-22
Scarlet Elf Cup fungus gives a touch of color to the woods and Lesser Celandine, a garden escape, brightens open damp woods.
John
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| Lesser Celandine |
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| Scarlet Elf Cup fungus |
4-21
Trout Lilies are approaching their peak flowerings, the tiny 'snow-flake' flowers of Miterwort are open and cut-leaved toothwort needs only a bit of warmth to fully open its white four-petaled flowers.
John
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| Trout Lily |
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| Miterwort |
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| Cut-leaved Toothwort |
4-20
Small-flowered Buttercups, AKA Kidney-leaved Buttercups, are the first of many buttercups to flower.
John
4-19
Wild Ginger's flowers look like carrion, attracting flesh eating flies and gnats as pollinators.
John
4-18
An occasional Long-spurred Violet is in flower and Spicebush is yellowing the swamps. The spore bearing 'cones' of Horse Tails are also up.
Also seen but not pictured: an Osprey and a Mustard White butterfly.
John
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| Horse Tails |
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| Spicebush |
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| Long-spurred Violet |
4-17
American Fly Honeysuckle is opening a few flowers - and a few leaves.
John
4-16
Field Chickweed and Purslane Speedwell are flowering in agricultural fields and Northern Blue Violets are coloring door yards and damp woods.
Plus, at least two Bumblebees were active this afternoon!
John
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| Field Chickweed |
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| Purslane Speedwell |
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| Northern Blue Violet |
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| Northern Blue Violets |
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| Bumblebee |
4-15
Red Trillium, AKA Purple Trillium and Wake Robin, is opening flowers, a few Wild Strawberries are following suit and Marsh Marigold, AKA cowslip, is brightening wet places.
Seen but not pictured, one Gray Comma butterfly and one Milbert's Tortoiseshell butterfly.
John
Marsh Marigold 
Wild Strawberry 
Red Trillium
4-14
Garter snakes are out of hibernation.
And an array of wildflowers including Round-leaved Yellow Violets, Blue Cohosh, Purple Rock Cress, Dutchman's Breeches and Bluets chose today to start their flowerings.
Also seen flowering on a high inaccessible ledge, wild Ginger. No picture possible.
John
Bluets 
Dutchman's Breeches 
Purple Rock Cress 
Blue Cohosh 
Round-leaved Yellow Violet
4-13
The pink (or white0 flowers of Trailing Arbutus, AKA Mayflowers, contrast nicely with their leathery evergreen leaves.
John
4-12
Although only an inch or two above ground Field Pennycress has opened a few flowers.
John
