Rockwoods Reservation: An Early Spring Visit

We made our second early spring visit to Rockwoods Reservation to look for Grapevine Epimenis, but found none. However, our day was filled with lovelies. A pair of Northern Rough-winged Swallows greeted us as we drove in, as did a pair of Eastern Bluebirds. Louisiana Waterthrush were loudly calling in the creek. Yellow-throated Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Northern Parula and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were singing overhead in the trees. Prairie Trillium, Bloodroot and Phlox was peeking out of the ground. A Grayish Jumping Spider surprised us when we took a closer peak at what was moving in some leaf litter. Zebra Swallowtails, Spring Azures, Duskwing butterflies and Orange wings were on the fly, to our delight.

Posted on April 4, 2022 06:05 PM by wildreturn