Vegetation Observations

Today was a lousy day for finding towhees, so I spent some time looking at the vegetation. Here are the few towhee observations:

In E4 and F4 AROO (male) was singing, calling, and foraging. I didn't see a female around.

In R11 RRAO (male) was calling, then flew to Q10 where his 2008 nest was.

In R9 BABY (male) was singing in a large holly.

I found another Downy Woodpecker excavating a cavity in U14.

Red Huckleberry leaves are starting to emerge. They are bright green and soft. The huckleberry's tiny flowers are beginning to develop.

Some Inside-Out flowers are starting to emerge. Just the duck feet-shaped leaves are visible right now.

Trillium are everywhere! In some places they almost look like they were intentionally planted to form a bouquet shape.

New Swordfern fronds are starting to poke up. Right now they look a bit like light brown question marks.

Robert's Geranium leaves are also starting to come up.