Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower, virgin's bower, nodding wild onion, wild quinine, obedient plant, purple coneflower (Echinacea), late goldenrod, flat topped aster

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood

Birds: chickadee, house finch, cardinal, red bellied woodpecker, robins, cowbirds, goldfinch, indigo bunting, pileated woodpecker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, widow skimmer dragonfly, monarch, tiger swallowtail, cabbage butterfly

Notes: hot humid sunny, very hot 90 degrees

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower, virgin's bower, nodding wild onion, wild quinine, obedient plant, purple coneflower (Echinacea), late goldenrod,

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood

Birds: flock of cedar waxwings, pileated woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, chickadee, goldfinch

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, baby toad, monarch

Notes: another yuck day, humid, 90+ degrees, overcast. Monarch butterflies playfully swept across the sky together landing on joe pye weed for a little refreshment. More cone flowers about to emerge in woodland. Green and lush, everything thrives in this hot humid tropical-feeling like a rainforest.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower, virgin's bower, nodding wild onion, wild quinine, obedient plant, purple coneflower (Echinacea)

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood

Birds: robins, chickadees, cardinals

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, grey tree frog in station 19, bumble bees, black flies, white banded black moth, monarch, cabbage butterfly, eastern comma butterfly, eastern pondhawk dragonfly, widow skimmer dragonfly

Notes: humid, overcast, 90+ degrees, yuck day!

A flock of robins scatter into the forest, many perch around on ends of twigs and branches. Desperately they bathe in the bird bath.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower, virgin's bower, nodding wild onion, wild quinine,

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood

Birds: northern flicker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, toad, grey tree frog,

Notes:

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower, virgin's bower, nodding wild onion,

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: eastern phoebe, song sparrow, cardinal, tree swallows, barn swallows, ring veiled gull, Canada goose, mourning dove, eastern kingbirds, house finches, grackles, goldfinches, robins, green herons, wood ducks, finches, catbird, cardinals, white breasted nuthatch, common yellowthroat, great crested flycatcher, chimney swift, hairy woodpecker, blue jays, crows, house wren, chickadees, cedar waxwings, oriole, warbling vireo

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, leopard frog

Notes: mostly overcast, humid, breezy

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower, virgin's bower, nodding wild onion,

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: indigo bunting, goldfinch, house finch, chickadee, nuthatch, cardinals

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, grey tree frog, tiger swallowtail, green darner, monarch, cabbage butterfly

Notes: sunny,

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset, flowering spurge, green headed coneflower

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: goldfinches, broadwinged hawks, chickadees, indigo buntings, downy woodpeckers, robins, crows, catbird

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, bunny, tiny toad, mosquitoes, yellow tiger swallowtail, black tiger swallowtail, bumble bees,

Notes: sunny, 70 degrees. Rounded a bend and there were three robins lying in the trail, soaking up the sunlight with their wings spread out around them like petticoats.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset,

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: cardinal, goldfinch, chickadee, nuthatch, downy woodpecker, catbirds, robin, indigo buntings, cedar waxwings, house finch, hairy woodpecker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, tiger swallowtail, bees, mosquitoes, deerfly, cucumber beetle

Notes: cloudy, hot 90s. Prairie was magical after dramatic thunderstorms. Mist hung in the air like a curtain and sun rays broke through the oaks creating beautiful patterns. The birds were very active, and weren't bothered by my presence as I watched them just flit around the plum tree arch, then watched a female goldfinch intently feeding on sunflower seeds. Simply a beautiful night.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean, boneset

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: house finch, chickadee, cardinal, hairy woodpecker, red bellied woodpecker, common yellowthroat

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, baby toads, eastern forktail damselfly, monarchs, daddy long legs, female eastern pondhawk dragonfly, twelve spotted skimmer dragonfly

Notes: sunny, hot 90 degrees. Lots of chattering chickadees in the prairie and oak branches, a pair of hairy woodpeckers chasing each other. Common yellowthroat darting through the wetland sedges and grasses on a hot day.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: goldfinch, chickadee, white breasted nuthatch, cardinal, downy woodpecker, red bellied woodpecker, house finch

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, carrion beetle, dogbane beetle

Notes: partly cloudy, late afternoon overcast. Red admiral and monarch sit gently on the swamp milkweed, indigo buntings sing brilliantly from their oak perch, carrion beetle on old moldy chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms on old oak tree stump in fern glen.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil, trailing wild bean

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: chickadee, goldfinch, robin, cardinal, indigo bunting, cedar waxwing, crows, downy woodpecker, house finch

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, monarch butterflies, lots of bumblebees

Notes: sunny, nice, 80s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea, blazing star, purple loosestrife, large leaf aster, skullcap, panicled tick trefoil

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: red eyed vireo, house wren, red breasted nuthatch, goldfinch, blue jay, house finch, chickadees, common yellowthroat, green heron, indigo bunting, chipping sparrow, song sparrows, vespers sparrow, downy woodpecker, eastern wood pewee, cedar waxwing, robins, scarlet tanager, blue gray gnatcatcher, hairy woodpecker, white breasted nuthatch, cowbird, red bellied woodpecker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, gray treefrog, toadlet, red admiral, blue fronted dancer damselfly, yellow legged meadowhawk dragonfly, emerald beetle, tiger swallowtail, pearl crescent butterfly

Notes: beautiful, partly sunny, 70s. We just noticed an active hornets nest in an oak tree at station 38. Lots of berries in the garden, baneberries fully ripe, both white and red, new woodpecker holes in the dead tree along the west woodland trail, the one that looks like a chimney.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, wood lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, purple clover, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea

Purple loosestrife in Wirth Lake Wetland

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: goldfinches, housefinches, robins, cardinals, downy woodpecker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, four and eight spot dragonflies, no mosquitoes

Notes: sunny breezy 70s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea

Purple loosestrife in Wirth Lake Wetland

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac, red osier dogwood back in bloom

Birds: goldfinches,

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral, four spotted skimmer dragonfly, swallowtail butterfly, eastern pondhawk dragonfly – males and females, twelve spotted skimmer dragonfly, widow skimmer dragonfly

Notes: sunny breezy very nice 70s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch, partridge pea

Woody Plants: button bush, staghorn sumac

Birds: goldfinches, housefinches, hairy woodpecker, cardinal. Outside garden: green heron, king birds, barn swallows, red winged blackbirds, mourning dove, robin, great egret, hawk

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck,

Notes: pleasant 70 degrees

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, throatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, winterberry, button bush, staghorn sumac

Birds: goldfinches, housefinches

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral, tiger swallowtail

Notes: windy, partly cloudy 74 degrees

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, thoatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, winterberry, button bush, staghorn sumac

Birds: cardinal, goldfinches, downy and hairy woodpeckers

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral, bumblebees

Notes: Beautiful display of active warblers – baby and mom peeping back and forth at each other. Then a catbird chimed in with his whiny cries. The cardinal peeked by to see what all the action was as the male and female indigo buntings actively looked and searched for food. Then from a distance, the pileated woodpecker introduced himself as he flew to the top of the cotton wood along with greetings from the common yellowthroat.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, yellow sweet clover, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, thoatwort sunflower, Canada milkvetch

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: cardinal, hairy woodpecker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, eastern eyed click beetle, cabbage white, silver spotted skipper butterfly

Notes: hot, then at 3:30 sever thunderstorms, heavy rain thunder and lightening and the works. Closed the Garden early.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose, germander, white snakeroot, thoatwort sunflower

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: red eyed vireo, white breasted nuthatch, goldfinch, downy woodpecker, scarlet tanager, hairy woodpecker, chickadees, house finch, cardinals, blue jays, robins, indigo buntings, rose breasted grosbeak, blue gray gnatcatchers, common yellowthroat, chimney swifts, eastern wood pewee, song sparrow, great crested flycatcher, ruby throated hummingbird, red winged blackbirds, grackles, great egret, woodduck, mourning dove

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admirals, northern pearly eye, great spangled fritillary, silver spotted skipper,

Notes: hot, humid. The scarlet tanager was singing around the Shelter but eluding us, until the very end of the tour we were finally able to watch as it hopped from branch to branch lower in the trees. Saw a common yellowthroat with several young.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed, shining rose

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: indigo bunting, house finch, goldfinch, cardinal, chickadee

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, black swallowtail, bumblebees, yellow jackets, twelve spotted dragonfly

Notes: hot, sunny. Heard an owl calling at 10: 00 am in prairie. Not a classic barred owl call, thought I know they are around here. Could be a great horned owl, but not the right time of day so could have been a startled barred owl?

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony, swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, virginia stickseed

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: cardinal at feeder

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, tiger swallowtail, white banded black moth, northern pearly eye butterfly

Notes: hot muggy humid partly cloudy

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily, chicory, Canada thistle, cup plant, dodder, self heal, Michigan lily, peppermint, American bellflower, agrimony

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: indigo bunting, goldfinch, broadwing hawk, chickadee, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, white breasted nuthatch,

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, rabbit, raccoon, house cats, monarch, red admiral, mourning cloak, cabbage white, nessus sphinx moth, grey comma butterfly

Notes: muggy, sunny, some clouds

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: pileated woodpecker

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, lots of gnats, a few mosquitos

Notes: rainy humid 80s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac

Birds: downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, house finch, cardinal, white breasted nuthatch, black capped chickadee

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral

Notes: mostly overcast, 70 s pleasant

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, purple clover, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint, turk's cap lily.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac.

Birds: house finch, indigo bunting, chickadee, cardinal, nuthatch, goldfinches, downy woodpecker, green heron, mallard, grackles.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, mourning cloak, monarch, cabbage white, red admiral, silvery checkerspot, bluet damselfly, widow skimmer dragonfly, 12 spotted dragonfly.

Notes: sunny, 80s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot, mountain mint.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac.

Birds: cardinals, goldfinch, downy woodpecker, red breasted nuthatch, white breasted nuthatch, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, common yellowthroat, scarlet tanager, ruby throated hummingbird, robin, indigo bunting, great crested flycatcher, red eyed vireo. Outside Garden: Baltimore oriole, song sparrow, robin, mourning dove, barn swallow, red winged blackbird, grackle, warbling vireo, tree swallow, green heron, great egret.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral, painted lady, hackberry butterflies, monarchs.

Notes: nice, cool morning, humidity low, mostly sunny.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed, wild bergamot.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac.

Birds: cardinals, goldfinch, downy woodpecker.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, azure butterfly, cabbage butterfly, red admiral, blue corporal dragonfly, four spot dragonfly, whitetail dragonfly.

Notes: clear, 70s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose, common milkweed.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood, staghorn sumac.

Birds: cardinals, indigo buntings, blue grey gnatcatcher, goldfinch, downy woodpecker.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral, chalk fronted corporal, common whitetail, eight spotted skimmer, widow skimmer, bumblebees, cabbage white.

Notes: 71 degrees, overcast. We released two monarch butterflies that we raised from caterpillars.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood.

Birds: cardinals, indigo buntings, nuthatches, American crows, ruby throated hummingbirds, red winged blackbirds, least flycatcher, mourning doves, goldfinches.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admirals, mourning cloak, cabbage white.

Notes: a much cooler day, highs only in the lower 80s!

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush, basswood.

Birds: cardinals, indigo buntings.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, black flies, bluet, twelve spotted skimmer dragonfly, red admiral.

Notes: 93 degrees, muggy, Leaves suspended in midair Held aloft by tiny magician's thread – A spiderweb.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, forget-me-not, American vetch, Canada anemone, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed, butter and eggs, jewelweed, wild rose.

Woody Plants: Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry, button bush.

Birds: chickadees, pileated woodpecker, nuthatches, cardinal, downy woodpecker.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral.

Notes: muggy 88 degrees sunny.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed, poke milkweed.

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry.

Birds: indigo bunting, cardinal, chickadee, house finch, hairy woodpecker, blue jay.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, 12 spotted dragonfly, four spotted dragonfly.

Notes: hot, sunny.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain, wild anise, Jerusalem artichoke, rosin weed, new jersey tea, pointed leaved tick trefoil, fringed black bindweed.

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry.

Birds: scarlet tanager, indigo bunting, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, goldfinch, nuthatch, chickadee, blue jay, yellow throated warbler, hummingbird, cardinal, yellow warbler, egret in flight, cedar waxwings, red winged blackbirds, Baltimore orioles, mallards.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, tree frog, green darner, widow skimmer dragonfly, pearl crescent butterfly, banded hairstreak butterfly, azure butterfly, silver crescent skipper, monarch, 12 spotted skimmer dragonfly, red admiral, cabbage butterfly, great spangled frittilary butterfly.

Notes: overcast, warming by midday, high near 80 degrees.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy, pale Indian plantain.

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry.

Birds: downy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, wood ducks flying, indigo bunting, robin, chickadee, common yellowthroat, great egret in flight.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, tree frog in station 20, 12 spotted skimmer dragonfly, eastern pondhawk, common whitetail, blue corporal butterfly.

Notes: overcast, light rain, low 70s

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily, ox eye daisy.

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams, winterberry.

Birds: house finch, cardinal, hairy woodpecker, goldfinch, chickadees, red winged blackbirds, tree swallow, pileated woodpecker.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, baby bunny, raccoon tracks in mud, American toad, bumble bees, common whitetail dragonfly, red admiral, orange sulphur butterfly, female widow skimmer, silvery checkerspot butterfly.

Notes: overcast, drizzly, 75 degrees.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily, orange day lily.

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams.

Birds:.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, mourning cloak butterfly.

Notes: stormy

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax, showy tick trefoil, white sweet clover, stiff coreopsis, anise hyssop, Canada lily.

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams.

Birds: indigo bunting, broadwing hawk, robin, chickadee, cardinal.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck and four young, forktail damselfly, silvery checkerspot, red admiral, mourning cloak.

Notes: sunny, 70 degrees, windy.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort, galax. 

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams.  

Birds: downy woodpecker, blue jay, chickadee, cardinal, white breasted nuthatch, pileated woodpecker, house finch, indigo bunting, robin, red breasted nuthatch.  

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, armine moths, bumble bees, red admiral, banded hairstreak, cabbage butterfly, European skipper, four spot dragonfly, dot tailed whiteface dragonfly, common whitetail, hapla moth.

Notes: rained at 10:00 am, 70 degrees after that and sunny. The wild yam at station 20 is very fragrant.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper, alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed, enchanter's nightshade, fringed loosestrife, motherwort. 

Woody Plants: bittersweet, wild grapes, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry, wild yams. 

Birds: indigo bunting, cardinal, hairy woodpecker .  

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral butterfly. Outside Garden, a painted turtle laid her eggs at the side of a trail.

Notes: windy, 90 degrees, hot sunny

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed, queen of the meadow, black eyed Susans, rosinweed.  

Woody Plants: redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry. 

Birds: pileated woodpecker, red eyed vireo, goldfinch, chimney swift, white breasted nuthatch, crows, cardinal, indigo bunting, downy woodpecker, eastern wood pewee, great crested flycatcher, common yellowthroat, mallard, grackle, northern flicker, yellow shafted flicker. Outside Garden: chickadee, ruby throated hummingbird, red winged lackbirds, tree swallows, king bird, oriole, song sparrow, great blue heron, catbird, robin, barred owl .  

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, comma butterfly, cabbage white butterfly, mourning cloak, widow skimmer dragonfly, red admiral, tree frog, rabbit.

Notes: thunderstorms last night, foggy at 7:30 in the morning, afternoon, sunny and muggy again.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower, silvery cinquefoil, fireweed, sundrops, Canada moonseed  

Woody Plants: redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry. 

Birds: indigo bunting, great crested flycatcher, nuthatch.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, ebony jewelwing, cicadas, bumblebees, spittlebugs, tiger swallowtail, red admiral, mourning cloak, red spotted purple admiral, widow skimmer, common whitetail, twelve spotted skimmer, firefly.

Notes: sunny, 90 degrees, muggy, hot, humid. Nuthatch fledglings learn how to find food on their own as mom and dad watch nearby. So cute.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, creeping Charlie, wild geranium, blunt leaved sandwort, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe, woodpoppy back in bloom, moneywort, virginia ground cherry, spreading dogbane, wild leek, gray headed coneflower.

Woody Plants: redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry.

Birds: indigo bunting, mallards, robin still in her nest in oak tree.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral, silvery checkerspot, black tiger swallowtail, painted lady, dragonflies: dot tailed whiteface, twelve spotted skimmer, eight spotted skimmer. Fireflies, raccon.

Notes: sunny, 90 degrees, muggy. On the New Moon Walk, we startled a mother raccoon and her 2-4 babies in the upland prairie. She growled at us like a feral dog! Then we noticed her babies crawling up a tall tree. We shined our red-colored flashlight at them and they looked at us quizzically. They chattered at us as we walked away. We also saw a ton of fireflies dancing through the grasses and sedges of the wetland, and flitting magically through the upland prairie.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, jack-in-the-pulpit, creeping Charlie, wild geranium, bishop's cap (miterwort), garlic mustard, bastard toadflax, foam flower, cleavers, blunt leaved sandwort, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal, whorled loosestrife, yellow sweet clover, rough fruited cinquefoil, white astilbe.

Woody Plants: redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry.

Birds: chickadee, indigo buntings, goldfinches, northern flicker, crows, robins, red bellied woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, mallard, eastern wood pewee, cardinal, pileated woodpecker, nuthatches.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, red admiral.

Notes: sunny, 90 degrees, muggy.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, jack-in-the-pulpit, creeping Charlie, wild geranium, bishop's cap (miterwort), garlic mustard, bastard toadflax, foam flower, cleavers, blunt leaved sandwort, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow, Solomon's seal.

Woody Plants: redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry.

Birds: pileated woodpecker, robins, downy woodpecker.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, silvery checkerspot butterflies, eastern comma butterfly, painted lady butterfly.

Notes: sunny, 90 degrees, muggy.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, jack-in-the-pulpit, creeping Charlie, wild geranium, bishop's cap (miterwort), garlic mustard, bastard toadflax, foam flower, cleavers, blunt leaved sandwort, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow.

Woody Plants: bush honeysuckle, dwarf blackberry, mountain ash, dewberry, redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry.

Birds: cardinal, goldfinches, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker.

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels.

Notes: sunny, 90 degrees, muggy.

Herbaceous Plants: Canada violet, jack-in-the-pulpit, creeping Charlie, wild geranium, bishop's cap (miterwort), garlic mustard, bastard toadflax, foam flower, cleavers, blunt leaved sandwort, leafy spurge, swamp saxifrage, dame's rocket, false blue indigo, false solomon's seal, black raspberry, forget-me-not, American vetch, asparagus, sweetflag, star chickweed, comfrey, Canada anemone, willow amsonia, horse gentian, creamy wild indigo, common cinquefoil, wood nettle, pale vetch, tall buttercup, spiderwort, yellow goatsbeard, day lily, daisy fleabane, dewberry, cow parsnip, water chickweed, wood sorrel, figwort, heart leaved 4 o'clock, showy lady's slipper alumroot, yellow flag iris, bittersweet nightshade, crown vetch, foxglove beardtongue, wood lily, calla lily, water chickweed, northern bedstraw, thimbleweed, blue flag iris, orange hawkweek, purple clover, garden loosestrife, white avens, Indian hemp, Grecian foxglove, yarrow 

Woody Plants: bush honeysuckle, dwarf blackberry, mountain ash, dewberry, redosier dogwood, bittersweet, wild grapes, flame azalea, smooth wild rose, thimbleberry, ninebark, wahoo, Canada elderberry.

Birds: indigo bunting, crows, cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches

Mammals, herps, and insects: chipmunk, squirrels, woodchuck, rabbit, cat, American toad, shield bugs, leaf hopper larvae, bumble bees, four spotted dragonfly, mourning cloak, red admiral, red spotted purple admiral

Notes: sunny, 80 degrees, the fledgling hairy woodpecker is still begging in the birch by the front entrance. Its voice is maturing. Two woodchucks ran into the brush on north prairie loop. They could not be seen in the dense brush. The second one growled as I walked by. Later, a baby woodchuck actually charged at me! So, it and I had a little discussion about such behavior. He got a good scolding.