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April 1st. A male Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) atop a Wood Duck house.
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I wonder if a pair will try to move in.
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A pair of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) where I saw them yesterday.
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Hmm, I'm not sure of this duck's species.
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The sky soon clouded over.
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Afternoon, west of Grayville Road there have been some severe washouts.
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Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) is in bud.
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Periwinkle (Vinca minor).
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April 2nd. An afternoon walk near Grayville Falls. The linear pleated leaf venation makes this False Hellebore (Veratrum viride).
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It's in the Lily Family (Liliaceae) but rarely blooms.
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The clusters of flowers are green when it does bloom.
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These are Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) leaves which have branching venation.
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Ramps or Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum) with a couple of Skunk Cabbage leaves among them. Flowers come later, after the leaves have withered.
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Mottled leaves of Trout-lily (Erythronium americanum).
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The first open Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) flower I've seen.
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Common Chickweed (Stellaria media).
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Grayville Falls was running pretty well.
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April 3rd. Light rain and enough wind for waves at the pond east of Route 207. Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris) heading into the wind.
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Looks like the Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis) have a nest.
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At Cranberry Bog, Mamma Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) was keeping her eggs warm and dry. Dad was out in the open water.
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The rest of the geese were at the far end of the pond. By this time the rain was getting heavier.
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April 5th. Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in their favorite communal resting spot between bursts of aerial bug hunting.
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Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula) amid Red Maple (Acer rubrum) blossoms.
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A sample of the Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris) at the pond east of Route 207.
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Admirers.
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Later, a stop at Cranberry Bog. Horses just west of Smith Street.
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Nest duty for the female Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).
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The protective male nearby.
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Darn, she was up and turned around when I was elsewhere. Missed my chance to count eggs.
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April 6th. A pair of Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis).
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Female Buffleheads (Bucephalis albeola).
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Lousy picture, but several male Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) around.
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