These are the best I could get so far. I had to take these through the Nature Center window!
A couple additions to the flower list are Squirrel Corn, Greek Valerian, Wild Ginger, and Flowering Dogwood.
The Showy Orchis is just starting to bloom today. There are several nice plants along the Casa Burro trail. We can give you the specifics on where to look when you come out.
There are multiple species of butterflies out and about now and the warblers and other migrants are returning. Here is a short list of what has been seen/heard so far:
Rough-winged Swallow
Brown Thrasher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Prothonotary Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Hooded Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
