Pauline Singleton's Blog – April 2013 Archive (2)
April 27 Wildflower Tour
We had a wonderful turnout for our wildflower walk on April 27. Our thanks to Joe Liggio who led the tour, and to Jim Willis, who had cold water waiting at the end of our hike.
We are always glad to see old friends, of course, but we were especially pleased that there were several people visiting for the first time. We hope they'll return many times.
The only disappointment was the paucity of orchids. There were a few rose pogonias (very few), one grass-pink orchid about to…
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Bird Walk on April 13
We want to thank volunteers Bill and Mary Keller and Kathleen and Lisa Appelbaum for leading the birding tour on Saturday, April 13. They enjoyed very nice weather and identified 29 species of birds, including a great crested flycatcher, a summer tanager, a catbird, a yellow-throated vireo, kingbirds, wood ducks (with babies!) and our resident redheaded wookpeckers.
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EVENTS
Wildflower Walk
Saturday, May 17th starting at 10:30 AM until noon
Please join orchid expert, Joe Liggio and preserve volunteers for a tour of the preserve's native plants.
Bring water and mosquito repellent.
Volunteer Workday
Wednesday, May 7th at 8:00 AM We will be working on removing invasive plants from the new property. Bring your string trimmer and favorite pruners. We will provide water and snacks.
Gall Walk
Join us on Saturday, May 10th from 9 AM to 11 AM as we look for galls and add observations to iNaturalist Gall Week project. It will be fun and educational.
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