Sightings for the first half of April 2014

Blue-eyed Grass

We’ve been seeing Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) regularly this month: two on the 2^nd; one on the 7^th; four on the 8^th; five on the 10^th; and three on the 15^th.

We have also noted the following from April 1st-15th:

1^st – Yellow Trumpet Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia alata) blooming

2^nd – Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

8^th – Box turtles (Terrapene carolina), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum), Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)

11^th – Black Racer (Coluber constrictor), American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus), Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

15^th – Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)