9 degrees and sunny at the start
Bird Highlight: Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe (Photo: John Burns)
Botany Highlight: Trout Lily
Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
Species list: mallard, belted kingfisher, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, tree swallow, black-capped chickadee, American robin, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet, red-winged blackbird, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, song sparrow. (13 species)
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus thyphina)
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides)
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Miles Hearn
SPRING POETRY
No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.
– proverb