Highbush Cranberry
Red-osier Dogwood (Drew Monkman)
This afternoon I walked the Trans-Canada Trail from the blue bridge (near the pumping station entrance point on Parkhill Road at Ravenwood) to Ackison Road. A great number of shrubs are in bloom right now – almost all with white flowers – especially from the bridge at Lily Lake to Ackison. I did not see any turtles today nor any sign of nesting.
Plants in bloom
1. white blossoms – shrubs: Nannyberry, High-bush Cranberry, Red-osier Dogwood, Alternate-leaved Dogwood (at blue bridge), Tartarian Honeysuckle (some with white flowers, others with
pink flowers; abundant) herbaceous plants: Wild Strawberry, Canada Anemone
2. green/yellow blossoms – Wild Grape (male staminate flowers open), European Buckthorn (at blue bridge)
3. yellow blossoms – Bullhead Lily, Goats-beard (almost in bloom), Wild Mustard
4. red blossoms – Wild Columbine
Birds seen or heard: American Bittern, Veery, Alder Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Waterthrush, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, American Crow
Frogs heard: Green Frog
Observer: Drew Monkman
