Sunday, March 29, 2009

Field Notes March 23rd-29th 2009

Looks like more and more of our Pacific Northwest plants are sprouting and summer birds are showing up. Willow pointed out one of the prettiest, poetic, and overlooked flowers we have. Later in the summer look down and enjoy the blushing violet heart that lays close to the duff that is found mostly by the curious and the romantic day dreamers.

March 23rd, 2009:
-On the Northern most loop trail (leading to Etheridge entrance) a carpet of waterleaf (Hyrdophyllum tenuipes) and Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) seedlings have popped up! -Willow

-We saw a rare dark dark brown squirrel. It had a red belly and it was young.
{This sounds like a Douglas Squirrel of Chickaree (Tamiasciurus douglasii)}-FTW

March 27th, 2009
-Two deer right next to this entrance. My dog was on lead. They stood still as we passed.

-Saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, three Anna's Hummingbirds (Calypte anna), and a Pileated Woodpecker.

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