It’s butterfly season on the east coast. The weather was somewhat cloudy this morning, but I was able to spot a few butterflies today; Great Spangled Fritillary and an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. The native rhododendrons are blooming now and the meadows are full of wildflowers. It appears much of the common milkweed has bloomed and the pollinators are out and about. The wood thrushes are singing in the forest and I was able to make auditory id’s of the following: Veery, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Carolina Chickadee, Red-eyed Vireo, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Catbird, Blue Jay and Carolina Wren.
