May 1st. A male Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)...

 

 

 

 

 

...and a female.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus).

 

 

 

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis).

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure this is a Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus).

 

 

 

A male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)...

 

 

 

...and the female.

 

 

 

 

 

Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in flower.

 

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) climbing a tree.

 

Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) and 5 goslings at Cranberry Bog.

 

 

 

 

 

The goslings got to paddle around a bit in the drainage ditch across the trail from the pond.

 

 

 

Bullhead-lilies (Nuphar vareigatum) at the pond east of River Road.

 

 

 

Northern Water Snake (Nerodea sipedon) swimming along, and over lily pads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A male Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula).

 

Hah! He caught a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.).

 

 

 

A male American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis).

 

Soaring overhead, aTurkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).

 

May 3rd. Three days since my last check. No change at the first Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) nest east of Route 207.

 

Presumably incubating eggs.

 

Another Great Blue Heron on the far shore.

 

 

 

Activity at the nest opposite the bench further east.