Springtime is speeding right along. Every day, there are many new things to see. Eastern forktail damselflies have crawled out of ponds and perch on vegetation allowing their delicate wings to dry. Wild flowers and other herb layer vegetation are busy taking advantage of full sun before the tree canopy blocks out light. Black cherries and choke cherries are flowering. Red maple branches are heavy with samaras. Wild flowers such as Jack-in-the-pulpit and dame’s rocket are in bloom. Yellow warblers, Baltimore orioles, Eastern kingbirds, and ruby-throated hummingbirds have been seen around the preserve. The male orioles visit our jelly feeder while taking a break from protecting their territories. A pair of geese have three goslings close by them as they nip the new plant growth along spring pond. Listen for the green frog’s “gunk” call while enjoying the blooming pink fragrant water lilies the next time you are at Lily Pond. Soon, you may see newborn fawns stumbling around the trails at Reinstein Woods.

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